Katie Couric cast doubt on Trump’s early election night surge as mere ‘red mirage’

On predetermination night, writer Kate Couric preemptively warned Americans that votes rolling successful for Donald Trump connected Tuesday nighttime were simply "a reddish mirage."

Hours later, Trump won the statesmanlike predetermination aft earning much than 270 electoral votes. President-elect Trump addressed his supporters successful the federation aboriginal Wednesday greeting pursuing the projection of his decisive triumph implicit Vice President Kamala Harris. 

"Just a speedy reminder if you're watching the predetermination results tonight, I conscionable privation to marque you alert of thing called a ‘red mirage,'" Couric told her followers connected TikTok. "That's erstwhile immoderate of the agrarian counties travel successful due to the fact that they're earlier and faster, due to the fact that determination are less votes to count."

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Journalist Katie Couric told TikToker followers not to "panic" arsenic votes rolled successful for Donald Trump Tuesday night, initially claiming it was a "red mirage."  (FOX 11/"The Issue Is")

"So don't panic if you perceive radical oregon spot benignant of Donald Trump winning successful immoderate of the plaything states, due to the fact that that happened earlier successful 2020, and arsenic the votes travel successful from bigger municipality areas, the results change," the wide erstwhile quality anchor added. "So, I thought that would beryllium adjuvant for you each to cognize arsenic you ticker everything that's going connected tonight. Anyway, blessed Election Day."

Yet, it was Couric who offered informing signs for Democrats during the campaign. 

Back successful May 2024, Couric told "The Issue Is" big Elex Michaelson, "It seems that Donald Trump has the borderline close now, contempt each of his ineligible woes and the information that, y’know, he’s connected proceedings and Stormy Daniels and Michael Cohen," the writer said erstwhile asked astir the authorities of the race. "He seems to be, surprisingly, gaining momentum, not losing it."

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Katie Couric argued that Vice President Harris didn't travel crossed arsenic authentic and "seemed afraid" to springiness nonstop answers to the media. (Getty Images)

In October, Couric told Charlamagne tha God that she didn't judge Harris came crossed arsenic "authentic," erstwhile talking astir her policies and answering questions from the media.

Rejecting Charlamagne’s contention that Harris comes disconnected arsenic authentic, the erstwhile CBS and NBC writer retorted, "I person to beg to disagree with you connected that point. I deliberation that she takes a truly agelong clip to get to her point, and that she does trust connected talking points excessively often. I deliberation she’s gotten overmuch amended than she utilized to, but it’s astir arsenic if she’s acrophobic to accidental thing that volition aboriginal travel backmost to haunt her."

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Fox News' Alexander Hall and Kristine Parks contributed to this report.