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Amid honks and cheers, a crowd flocked to downtown Washington near the White House on Saturday. to celebrate after the media declared Joe Biden president of the United States, AFP journalists found.
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Former Vice President Barack Obama, 77, was elected president number 46 of the United States, according to the projections of the great American chains, ending the tumultuous tenure of Republican Donald Trump.
Under an almost summer sun, a crowd turned out to the Black Lives Matter Plaza, part of the avenue that leads to the presidential residence, thus renamed a few months ago to denounce police brutality against African Americans. The federal capital is a Democratic stronghold.
Trump supporters are in the White House.
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Posters with the faces of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, the future vice president, flourished again in its streets, where thousands of its followers, all wearing chinstraps, display them with pride.
“I am overwhelmed, extremely happy and very proud that we have gone in a different direction,” said Amy Berger, 40, who was with her son in an area more residential.
In New York, where Trump is from, the celebration scene was replicated. Catherine Griffin, 47, even shed a few tears of emotion. “I am happy that Donald Trump is leaving our lives, let’s hope forever,” he said.
Americans waited four days before learning the name of their future president after a very close election in an extremely polarized country. The media ended up projecting a Joe Biden victory on Saturday.
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Likewise, Joe Biden’s neighbors, in Wilmington, the city where he grew up and launched his political career, took to the streets this Saturday to celebrate who is the winner of the
elections and president-elect of the United States according to media projections and await tonight to hear his victory speech.
Groups of people began to celebrate with whistles from cars, while others took to the streets with flags of the Biden campaign.
“Since last night we knew that Biden was going to win and we were prepared”, Jennifer and Tim explain from the center of the city that as soon as they received the message that Biden confirmed his victory, they grabbed the flags and went down to the street to celebrate with other groups of people.
EFE / EPA / MICHAEL REYNOLDS
EFE / EPA / MICHAEL REYNOLDS
EFE / EPA / MICHAEL REYNOLDS
EFE / EPA / MICHAEL REYNOLDS
On a sunny and warm morning for this fall season, the residents of Biden began to take to the streets in a calm way, maintaining the peaceful character of a city that is not used to being the center of attention of the world.
Many of the neighbors interviewed by Efe assured that they would wait to give it their all at night in the area of the river walk, where Biden’s campaign has set a stage to address the nation since the election night of November 3 in the open air.
Biden is expected to deliver his victory speech at 8:00 p.m. local time (01:00 GMT Sunday) on that stage prepared to maintain social distance in a Chase Center parking lot.
Near Biden’s Wilmington home, neighbors came as close as possible to the security measures that They surround the president-elect to put up posters and take photos or simply to share the joy that their favorite son is going to occupy the White House.
AFP AND EFE
