MSNBC commentator Joy Reid launched a tirade live on air as Florida turned out overwhelmingly in favour of Trump, slamming voters and describing the state as being under the power of an ‘extremist, right-wing, fascist-type government’.

When Texas was called for the former president, Reid described black voters in Houston as ‘deeply suppressed’ and went on to blame ‘white women’ voters after North Carolina became the first swing state to plump for Trump.

CNN’s Jake Tapper could not hide his anger and frustration as the results rolled in

That performance on the MSNBC ‘Election Night’ panel was followed by former White House Communications Director Nicole Wallace insisting Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris were still in a ‘dead heat’ – even as the Republican candidate pulled ahead in the polls and won two swing states in North Carolina and Georgia.

Meanwhile, CNN political analyst and former Obama staffer Van Jones looked on the verge of tears while delivering a sombre speech as the vote counts stacked up in Trump’s favour.

That prompted many election watchers and political experts stateside to predict a Trump victory as early vote counts suggested a favourable result across several swing states, leaving Kamala’s supporters at election watch parties in for a long night.