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PHOTO COLLECTION: US Election 2024 Global Reaction

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PHOTO COLLECTION: US Election 2024 Global Reaction

2024-11-08 08:40 Last Updated At:08:51

This is a collection of photos chosen by AP photo editors.

A Kenyan reads a morning newspaper with reports on the U.S. election on front page, beside her child, in the Kibera slum of the capital Nairobi, Kenya, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Henry Naminde)

A Kenyan reads a morning newspaper with reports on the U.S. election on front page, beside her child, in the Kibera slum of the capital Nairobi, Kenya, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Henry Naminde)

A person buys a copy of a newspaper reporting U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's election win, in Rome, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

A person buys a copy of a newspaper reporting U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's election win, in Rome, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

Britain's newspapers’ front pages reporting on U.S. President-elect Donald Trump in the U.S. presidential election, are seen in London, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

Britain's newspapers’ front pages reporting on U.S. President-elect Donald Trump in the U.S. presidential election, are seen in London, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

The colors of the U.S. flag illuminate honoring U.S. President-elect Donald Trump at the Palace of the Republic in the Bosnian town of Banja Luka, 240 kms northwest of Sarajevo, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Radivoje Pavicic)

The colors of the U.S. flag illuminate honoring U.S. President-elect Donald Trump at the Palace of the Republic in the Bosnian town of Banja Luka, 240 kms northwest of Sarajevo, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Radivoje Pavicic)

Chinese state media evening news reports on Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump on a outdoor screen in Beijing, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

Chinese state media evening news reports on Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump on a outdoor screen in Beijing, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

Students of Gurukul School of Art paint portraits of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump in Mumbai, India, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)

Students of Gurukul School of Art paint portraits of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump in Mumbai, India, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)

A woman looks at a mobile phone in front of a large banner that reads "Republicans for Freedom" showing U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on the building of a political party in Bucharest, Romania, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

A woman looks at a mobile phone in front of a large banner that reads "Republicans for Freedom" showing U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on the building of a political party in Bucharest, Romania, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

A billboard that displays a photo of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and reads "Congratulations! Trump, make Israel great" is projected a day after the U.S. election, in Tel Aviv, Israel, on Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)

A billboard that displays a photo of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and reads "Congratulations! Trump, make Israel great" is projected a day after the U.S. election, in Tel Aviv, Israel, on Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)

Customers enjoy a drink in a cafe as a television screen shows Donald Trump,Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024 in Paris. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard)

Customers enjoy a drink in a cafe as a television screen shows Donald Trump,Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024 in Paris. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard)

A Russian serviceman walks past face masks depicting Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin hanging among others for sale at a souvenir shop in St. Petersburg, Russia, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)

A Russian serviceman walks past face masks depicting Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin hanging among others for sale at a souvenir shop in St. Petersburg, Russia, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)

Pedestrians pass a digital screen showing news headlines about the U.S. election, in Leicester Square, in London, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

Pedestrians pass a digital screen showing news headlines about the U.S. election, in Leicester Square, in London, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

Political artist Kaya Mar poses with a painting of U.S. president-elect Donald Trump, outside Downing Street in London, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

Political artist Kaya Mar poses with a painting of U.S. president-elect Donald Trump, outside Downing Street in London, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

A screen shows live footage of Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speech during a news program in Nairobi, Kenya, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)

A screen shows live footage of Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speech during a news program in Nairobi, Kenya, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)

Students of Gurukul School of Art paint portraits of Donald Trump in Mumbai, India, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)

Students of Gurukul School of Art paint portraits of Donald Trump in Mumbai, India, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)

A passerby is silhouetted as the screen shows Kyodo News reports of U.S. presidential election, Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump, right, Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris seen on screen, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024, in Tokyo.(AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama)

A passerby is silhouetted as the screen shows Kyodo News reports of U.S. presidential election, Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump, right, Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris seen on screen, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024, in Tokyo.(AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama)

A speech by Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump is broadcast live on a monitor in the trading hall of Deutsche Börse in Frankfurt, Germany, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024. (Boris Roessler/dpa via AP)

A speech by Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump is broadcast live on a monitor in the trading hall of Deutsche Börse in Frankfurt, Germany, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024. (Boris Roessler/dpa via AP)

Indian people watch as Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump makes a speech, in Guwahati, India, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)

Indian people watch as Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump makes a speech, in Guwahati, India, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)

Bartender serves drinks with the pictures of the Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris on U.S. Election Day to customers watching results roll in at a bar in Jerusalem, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)

Bartender serves drinks with the pictures of the Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris on U.S. Election Day to customers watching results roll in at a bar in Jerusalem, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)

A supporter of Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris looks at U.S. presidential election results, during an election night party organized by Americans in Geneva, Switzerland, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. (Salvatore Di Nolfi/Keystone via AP)

A supporter of Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris looks at U.S. presidential election results, during an election night party organized by Americans in Geneva, Switzerland, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. (Salvatore Di Nolfi/Keystone via AP)

Supporters of U.S. Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris attend the U.S. presidential election night party of the Democrats Abroad while surrounding the cutouts of her and vice presidential nominee Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz at the Babylon cinema in central Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

Supporters of U.S. Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris attend the U.S. presidential election night party of the Democrats Abroad while surrounding the cutouts of her and vice presidential nominee Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz at the Babylon cinema in central Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

Art teacher Prithviraj Kambli paints posters of US Vice President Kamala Harris and former US President Donald Trump outside his school in Mumbai, India, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Rajanish Kakade)

Art teacher Prithviraj Kambli paints posters of US Vice President Kamala Harris and former US President Donald Trump outside his school in Mumbai, India, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Rajanish Kakade)

People in a London pub follow the news on TV screens about the U.S. election, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)

People in a London pub follow the news on TV screens about the U.S. election, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)

Artist Upali Dias holds a sculpture of US Vice President Kamala Harris in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)

Artist Upali Dias holds a sculpture of US Vice President Kamala Harris in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)

Shamans perform a good luck ritual holding posters of Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris and Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump, at the beach in Lima, Peru, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)

Shamans perform a good luck ritual holding posters of Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris and Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump, at the beach in Lima, Peru, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)

Supporters of Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump gather on U.S. election day to watch results roll at a bar in Jerusalem, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)

Supporters of Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump gather on U.S. election day to watch results roll at a bar in Jerusalem, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)

People walk past a newsstand with newspapers headlining on the US election, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024 in Paris. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)

People walk past a newsstand with newspapers headlining on the US election, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024 in Paris. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)

Traditional Russian wooden dolls, called Matryoshka, depicting Republican presidential nominee an former US President Donald Trump, center left, and Russian President Vladimir Putin are displayed for sale at a souvenir shop in St. Petersburg, Russia, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)

Traditional Russian wooden dolls, called Matryoshka, depicting Republican presidential nominee an former US President Donald Trump, center left, and Russian President Vladimir Putin are displayed for sale at a souvenir shop in St. Petersburg, Russia, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)

Hindu priests perform rituals during special prayers for the victory of Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris in the U.S. elections at Palvancha, Telangana, India, Monday, Nov. 4, 2024. The prayers were organized by an educational foundation named after Harris' late mother Shyamala Gopalan. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)

Hindu priests perform rituals during special prayers for the victory of Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris in the U.S. elections at Palvancha, Telangana, India, Monday, Nov. 4, 2024. The prayers were organized by an educational foundation named after Harris' late mother Shyamala Gopalan. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)

A supporter of Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris reacts as they watch televised reports for the 2024 U.S. presidential election during a watch party in Taipei, Taiwan, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying)

A supporter of Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris reacts as they watch televised reports for the 2024 U.S. presidential election during a watch party in Taipei, Taiwan, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying)

Supporters of U.S. Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris watch as the first results from the state of South Carolina come in during an election night watch party at the Babylon cinema in central Berlin, Germany, early Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

Supporters of U.S. Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris watch as the first results from the state of South Carolina come in during an election night watch party at the Babylon cinema in central Berlin, Germany, early Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

A currency trader walks by the screens showing the images of Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris, at a foreign exchange dealing room in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

A currency trader walks by the screens showing the images of Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris, at a foreign exchange dealing room in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

Supporters of Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump gather on U.S. Election Day to watch results roll in at a bar in Jerusalem, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)

Supporters of Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump gather on U.S. Election Day to watch results roll in at a bar in Jerusalem, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)

Shamans perform a good luck ritual holding photo a poster of Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris, at the beach in Lima, Peru, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)

Shamans perform a good luck ritual holding photo a poster of Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris, at the beach in Lima, Peru, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)

A screens shows live footage of Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speech during a news program in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

A screens shows live footage of Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speech during a news program in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

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A Kenyan reads a morning newspaper with reports on the U.S. election on front page, beside her child, in the Kibera slum of the capital Nairobi, Kenya, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Henry Naminde)

A Kenyan reads a morning newspaper with reports on the U.S. election on front page, beside her child, in the Kibera slum of the capital Nairobi, Kenya, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Henry Naminde)

A person buys a copy of a newspaper reporting U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's election win, in Rome, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

A person buys a copy of a newspaper reporting U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's election win, in Rome, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

Britain's newspapers’ front pages reporting on U.S. President-elect Donald Trump in the U.S. presidential election, are seen in London, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

Britain's newspapers’ front pages reporting on U.S. President-elect Donald Trump in the U.S. presidential election, are seen in London, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

The colors of the U.S. flag illuminate honoring U.S. President-elect Donald Trump at the Palace of the Republic in the Bosnian town of Banja Luka, 240 kms northwest of Sarajevo, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Radivoje Pavicic)

The colors of the U.S. flag illuminate honoring U.S. President-elect Donald Trump at the Palace of the Republic in the Bosnian town of Banja Luka, 240 kms northwest of Sarajevo, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Radivoje Pavicic)

Chinese state media evening news reports on Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump on a outdoor screen in Beijing, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

Chinese state media evening news reports on Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump on a outdoor screen in Beijing, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

Students of Gurukul School of Art paint portraits of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump in Mumbai, India, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)

Students of Gurukul School of Art paint portraits of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump in Mumbai, India, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)

A woman looks at a mobile phone in front of a large banner that reads "Republicans for Freedom" showing U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on the building of a political party in Bucharest, Romania, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

A woman looks at a mobile phone in front of a large banner that reads "Republicans for Freedom" showing U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on the building of a political party in Bucharest, Romania, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

A billboard that displays a photo of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and reads "Congratulations! Trump, make Israel great" is projected a day after the U.S. election, in Tel Aviv, Israel, on Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)

A billboard that displays a photo of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and reads "Congratulations! Trump, make Israel great" is projected a day after the U.S. election, in Tel Aviv, Israel, on Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)

Customers enjoy a drink in a cafe as a television screen shows Donald Trump,Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024 in Paris. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard)

Customers enjoy a drink in a cafe as a television screen shows Donald Trump,Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024 in Paris. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard)

A Russian serviceman walks past face masks depicting Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin hanging among others for sale at a souvenir shop in St. Petersburg, Russia, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)

A Russian serviceman walks past face masks depicting Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin hanging among others for sale at a souvenir shop in St. Petersburg, Russia, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)

Pedestrians pass a digital screen showing news headlines about the U.S. election, in Leicester Square, in London, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

Pedestrians pass a digital screen showing news headlines about the U.S. election, in Leicester Square, in London, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

Political artist Kaya Mar poses with a painting of U.S. president-elect Donald Trump, outside Downing Street in London, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

Political artist Kaya Mar poses with a painting of U.S. president-elect Donald Trump, outside Downing Street in London, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

A screen shows live footage of Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speech during a news program in Nairobi, Kenya, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)

A screen shows live footage of Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speech during a news program in Nairobi, Kenya, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)

Students of Gurukul School of Art paint portraits of Donald Trump in Mumbai, India, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)

Students of Gurukul School of Art paint portraits of Donald Trump in Mumbai, India, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)

A passerby is silhouetted as the screen shows Kyodo News reports of U.S. presidential election, Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump, right, Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris seen on screen, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024, in Tokyo.(AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama)

A passerby is silhouetted as the screen shows Kyodo News reports of U.S. presidential election, Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump, right, Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris seen on screen, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024, in Tokyo.(AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama)

A speech by Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump is broadcast live on a monitor in the trading hall of Deutsche Börse in Frankfurt, Germany, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024. (Boris Roessler/dpa via AP)

A speech by Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump is broadcast live on a monitor in the trading hall of Deutsche Börse in Frankfurt, Germany, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024. (Boris Roessler/dpa via AP)

Indian people watch as Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump makes a speech, in Guwahati, India, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)

Indian people watch as Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump makes a speech, in Guwahati, India, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)

Bartender serves drinks with the pictures of the Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris on U.S. Election Day to customers watching results roll in at a bar in Jerusalem, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)

Bartender serves drinks with the pictures of the Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris on U.S. Election Day to customers watching results roll in at a bar in Jerusalem, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)

A supporter of Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris looks at U.S. presidential election results, during an election night party organized by Americans in Geneva, Switzerland, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. (Salvatore Di Nolfi/Keystone via AP)

A supporter of Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris looks at U.S. presidential election results, during an election night party organized by Americans in Geneva, Switzerland, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. (Salvatore Di Nolfi/Keystone via AP)

Supporters of U.S. Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris attend the U.S. presidential election night party of the Democrats Abroad while surrounding the cutouts of her and vice presidential nominee Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz at the Babylon cinema in central Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

Supporters of U.S. Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris attend the U.S. presidential election night party of the Democrats Abroad while surrounding the cutouts of her and vice presidential nominee Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz at the Babylon cinema in central Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

Art teacher Prithviraj Kambli paints posters of US Vice President Kamala Harris and former US President Donald Trump outside his school in Mumbai, India, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Rajanish Kakade)

Art teacher Prithviraj Kambli paints posters of US Vice President Kamala Harris and former US President Donald Trump outside his school in Mumbai, India, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Rajanish Kakade)

People in a London pub follow the news on TV screens about the U.S. election, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)

People in a London pub follow the news on TV screens about the U.S. election, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)

Artist Upali Dias holds a sculpture of US Vice President Kamala Harris in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)

Artist Upali Dias holds a sculpture of US Vice President Kamala Harris in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)

Shamans perform a good luck ritual holding posters of Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris and Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump, at the beach in Lima, Peru, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)

Shamans perform a good luck ritual holding posters of Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris and Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump, at the beach in Lima, Peru, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)

Supporters of Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump gather on U.S. election day to watch results roll at a bar in Jerusalem, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)

Supporters of Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump gather on U.S. election day to watch results roll at a bar in Jerusalem, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)

People walk past a newsstand with newspapers headlining on the US election, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024 in Paris. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)

People walk past a newsstand with newspapers headlining on the US election, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024 in Paris. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)

Traditional Russian wooden dolls, called Matryoshka, depicting Republican presidential nominee an former US President Donald Trump, center left, and Russian President Vladimir Putin are displayed for sale at a souvenir shop in St. Petersburg, Russia, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)

Traditional Russian wooden dolls, called Matryoshka, depicting Republican presidential nominee an former US President Donald Trump, center left, and Russian President Vladimir Putin are displayed for sale at a souvenir shop in St. Petersburg, Russia, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)

Hindu priests perform rituals during special prayers for the victory of Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris in the U.S. elections at Palvancha, Telangana, India, Monday, Nov. 4, 2024. The prayers were organized by an educational foundation named after Harris' late mother Shyamala Gopalan. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)

Hindu priests perform rituals during special prayers for the victory of Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris in the U.S. elections at Palvancha, Telangana, India, Monday, Nov. 4, 2024. The prayers were organized by an educational foundation named after Harris' late mother Shyamala Gopalan. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)

A supporter of Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris reacts as they watch televised reports for the 2024 U.S. presidential election during a watch party in Taipei, Taiwan, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying)

A supporter of Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris reacts as they watch televised reports for the 2024 U.S. presidential election during a watch party in Taipei, Taiwan, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying)

Supporters of U.S. Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris watch as the first results from the state of South Carolina come in during an election night watch party at the Babylon cinema in central Berlin, Germany, early Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

Supporters of U.S. Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris watch as the first results from the state of South Carolina come in during an election night watch party at the Babylon cinema in central Berlin, Germany, early Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

A currency trader walks by the screens showing the images of Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris, at a foreign exchange dealing room in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

A currency trader walks by the screens showing the images of Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris, at a foreign exchange dealing room in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

Supporters of Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump gather on U.S. Election Day to watch results roll in at a bar in Jerusalem, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)

Supporters of Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump gather on U.S. Election Day to watch results roll in at a bar in Jerusalem, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)

Shamans perform a good luck ritual holding photo a poster of Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris, at the beach in Lima, Peru, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)

Shamans perform a good luck ritual holding photo a poster of Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris, at the beach in Lima, Peru, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)

A screens shows live footage of Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speech during a news program in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

A screens shows live footage of Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speech during a news program in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

Elon Musk is clashing with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman over the Stargate artificial intelligence infrastructure project touted by President Donald Trump, the latest in a feud between the two tech billionaires that started on OpenAI's board and is now testing Musk's influence with the new president.

Trump on Tuesday had talked up a joint venture investing up to $500 billion through a new partnership formed by OpenAI, the maker of ChatGPT, alongside Oracle and SoftBank.

The new entity, Stargate, is already starting to build out data centers and the electricity generation needed for the further development of fast-evolving AI technology.

Trump declared it “a resounding declaration of confidence in America’s potential” under his new administration, with an initial private investment of $100 billion that could reach five times that sum.

But Musk, a close Trump adviser who helped bankroll his campaign and now leads a government cost-cutting initiative, questioned the value of the investment hours later.

“They don’t actually have the money,” Musk wrote on his social platform X. “SoftBank has well under $10B secured. I have that on good authority.”

Altman responded Wednesday to say Musk was “wrong, as you surely know” and inviting Musk to come visit the first site in Texas that is already under construction.

"(T)his is great for the country. i realize what is great for the country isn’t always what’s optimal for your companies, but in your new role i hope you’ll mostly put (America) first,” Altman wrote, using a U.S. flag emoji to represent America.

The public clash over Stargate is part of a years-long dispute between Musk and Altman that began with a boardroom rivalry over who should run OpenAI, which both men helped found.

Musk, an early OpenAI investor and board member, sued the artificial intelligence company last year alleging it had betrayed its founding aims as a nonprofit research lab benefiting the public good rather than pursuing profits.

Musk has since escalated the dispute, adding new claims and asking for a court order that would stop OpenAI’s plans to convert itself into a for-profit business more fully. A hearing is set for February in a California federal court.

The world’s richest man, whose companies include Tesla, SpaceX and X, last year started his own rival AI company, xAI, that is building its own big data center in Memphis, Tennessee. Musk says it faces unfair competition from OpenAI and its close business partner Microsoft, which has supplied the huge computing resources needed to build AI systems such as ChatGPT.

Tech news outlet The Information first reported on an OpenAI data center project called Stargate in March 2024, indicating that it's been in the works long before Trump announced it.

Another company — Crusoe Energy Systems — announced in July it was building a large and “specially designed AI data center” at the northwest edge of Abilene, Texas at a site run by energy technology company Lancium. Crusoe and Lancium said in a joint statement at the time that the project was “supported by a multibillion-dollar investment” but didn't disclose its backers.

AI technology requires huge amounts of electricity to build and operate and both companies said the project would be powered with renewable sources such as nearby solar farms, in a way that Lancium CEO Michael McNamara said would “deliver the maximum amount of green energy at the lowest possible cost.” Crusoe said it would own and develop the facility.

It's not clear how and when that project became the first phase of the Stargate investment revealed by Trump. Abilene Mayor Weldon Hurt said construction began about nine months ago but “we didn’t know it was going to be quite this big. We thought it was going to be about a third of this size.”

Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison said Tuesday that the Abilene project is the first of about 10 data center buildings currently being built and that number could expand to 20.

Hurt told The Associated Press that the region surrounding Abilene, a city of about 130,000 people, benefits from a wealth of energy sources, including oil, gas, solar and some of the “largest wind farms in the world,” though Trump signaled opposition to wind power this week by temporarily halting approval of wind projects on federal lands.

“We have the capability to produce the energy for this market so it really means a lot for a town like Abilene,” Hurt said. “To have this opportunity here in west-central Texas, to have something like this to make Abilene substantial, we’re just excited about it.”

Missing from Trump's press conference Tuesday was Microsoft, which has long supported OpenAI with billions of dollars in investments and enabling its data centers to be used to build the models behind ChatGPT and other generative AI tools.

Microsoft is also a technology partner in the Stargate project, along with chipmakers Nvidia and Arm, but put out a statement noting that its OpenAI partnership will “evolve” in a way that enables OpenAI “to build additional capacity, primarily for research and training of models.”

Asked about Musk's comments about the Stargate deal Wednesday during a CNBC interview at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella pivoted to his company's own $80 billion plan to build out its global AI infrastructure, of which $50 billion is being spent in the U.S.

“Look, all I know is, I’m good for my $80 billion,” said Nadella, laughing.

Elon Musk arrives before the 60th Presidential Inauguration in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Monday, Jan. 20, 2025. (Kevin Lamarque/Pool Photo via AP)

Elon Musk arrives before the 60th Presidential Inauguration in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Monday, Jan. 20, 2025. (Kevin Lamarque/Pool Photo via AP)

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