Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden on Friday (US time) called on citizens to exercise calm and restraint as votes are counted at polling stations, while addressing Americans awaiting final results.
Biden also told his fans that the result is clear on who is winning the race. He said: “We don’t have a final statement, but the numbers tell us a clear and compelling story. We are going to win this race ”.
He said that 24 hours ago, Democrats were behind in Pennsylvania and Georgia, but now Democrats are leading in both states.
“We are winning in Arizona, we are winning in Nevada; in fact, our lead doubled in Nevada. We have more than 74 million votes and the nation stands behind us. Biden said: “I’m proud of how well we’ve done across America. We have rebuilt the blue wall that collapsed in 2016. We will win Arizona after 24 years and Georgia after 28 years, ”he added.
Joe Biden, who was joined by Kamala Harris, the Democratic vice presidential candidate, also appealed to American citizens to exercise restraint and calm while the votes were counted.
Several cities in the United States saw protests and rallies by both groups of supporters. As Trump supporters, backed by the president’s election fraud allegations, protested at the counting centers against the vote count, Biden supporters felt they could be close to winning the race and took to the streets demanding that it be counted. every vote.
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