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As of Friday morning, several key states on the battlefield, including Georgia, Pennsylvania and Nevada, had yet to announce the results because the ballots were still being counted.
“Some of the agents will be dispatched to the Chase Center at the Riverfront Convention Center in Wilmington, where Biden’s team has been based since the campaign ended and plans a big speech at the end of Friday,” The Washington Post report said. , based on two sources with knowledge of his condition.
Biden has had Secret Service patronage since March when he emerged as the Democratic presidential nominee. “However, the increase in security is even less than if he had been elected president,” said a report in The Washington Post. (Also read: ABC, CBS, NBC cut Trump’s press conference on the elections)
He previously received Secret Service coverage for up to six months after he left the White House in 2017. All former vice presidents sought coverage for an additional six months. (See infographic: If Biden blocks Nevada’s vote, the US presidential election is over)
On an ordinary election night, a few hours after the close of voting, Secret Service details are usually provided that night. But Biden will have additional protection now that the fight will continue through the weekend. (Watch the video: Demonstrations in favor of Donald Trump take place outside the polling place)
A similar situation prevailed in the popular elections of 2000, when the electoral results had not been officially announced for more than a month.
“US Vice President Al Gore at that time continued to receive protection as vice president until the winner of the election, that is, Republican presidential candidate George W Bush, was finally announced in December,” the Washington Post report said.
President Trump’s campaign has filed several lawsuits related to the counting of votes in battlefield countries.
As of Friday morning, Biden had 264 electoral votes and Trump had 214, according to Fox News data.
Both the Secret Service and Biden’s campaign team declined to comment on the report for security reasons.
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