Mark Cuban congratulates Trump on projected win

Investor Mark Cuban congratulated former President Trump early Wednesday morning, stating he won "fair and square" just moments after Decision Desk HQ projected the former president as the winner of the general election early Wednesday morning.

"Congrats @realDonaldTrump You won fair and square. Congrats to @elonmusk as well. #Godspeed," Cuban wrote on the social platform X.

Decision Desk HQ projected Trump as the election winner shortly before 1:30 a.m. ET after declaring Trump the projected winner of Pennsylvania and Alaska, which got him to exactly 270 electoral votes.

Cuban emerged as one of Vice President Harris's most visible supporters in the final stretch of the campaign. From hitting the trail with Harris to appearing on cable news networks, Cuban served as a surrogate for the business community.

Elon Musk, the owner of X, Tesla and SpaceX, endorsed the former president shortly after the first attempted assassination on his life in July. The move marked a major rightward shift for Musk, who previously tried to stay out of the political landscape.

Trump has not confirmed whether Musk would be a part of his second administration, though he floated the tech magnate’s name to head up a panel focused on cutting government costs.

Cuban last month suggested the race became the "Harris campaign vs. Elon," not Trump, in an apparent reference to the influence some believe Musk could have in a second Trump term.

Cuban told The Hill last month he chose to increase his political activity given the closeness of polls ahead of the race.