Elon Musk says 'the future's going to be fantastic' as Donald Trump edges closer to winning 2024 US presidential election

Elon Musk has claimed 'the future's going to be fantastic' as Donald Trump gets closer to victory in the US presidential election.

The X owner has been a long-time supporter of Trump, even attending some of the former president's rallies during the campaign.

Musk joined Trump and a number of his allies to watch the results coming in overnight, with Trump even speaking about Musk as he declared victory.

As many of his close family and friends joined him on stage, Trump said: "Everybody up here is very special. We have a new star - a star is born, Elon [Musk].

"He is an amazing guy, we were sitting together tonight. He spent two weeks in Philadelphia and different parts of Pennsylvania campaigning. That's why I love you, Elon."

Elon Musk is a supporter of Trump (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

Meanwhile, Musk has stated 'the future's going to be fantastic' with a post on Twitter, with the SpaceX founder posting a picture of himself photoshopped into the Oval Office.

'Let that sink in' the billionaire captioned the image, as Musk said previously in the night how the American people had given Trump 'a crystal clear mandate for change'.

As he edges closer to that magic 270 total for election glory, Trump declared victory in front of his supporters.

The former president said he had 'made history' after being projected to win the battleground states of North Carolina, Georgia and Pennsylvania.

"Every single day I will be fighting for you, with every single breath in my body. I will not rest until we have delivered the strong, safe and prosperous America that children deserve," Trump said.

"And that you deserve. This will truly be the golden age for America."

Donald Trump is on course for victory (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

The Republicans haven't been announced as the winner of this election just yet, though Trump sits just four electoral college votes from victory.

Trump's running mate, JD Vance, also addressed supporters while on stage in Florida.

"I think that we just witnessed the greatest political comeback in the history of the United States of America," Vance said.

"Under president Trump's leadership, we're never going to stop fighting for you, for your dreams, for the future of your children.

"And after the greatest political comeback in American history, we're going to lead the greatest economic comeback in American history - under Donald Trump's leadership."