Joe Biden wins the election to become the 46th president of the United States

JOE BIDEN HAS been elected President of the United States.

Biden has an unassailable lead in the race with incumbent Donald Trump, claiming enough states to secure the required number of electoral college votes.

Pennsylvania’s key transitional state carried Biden past the crucial number 270.

After the result of a 3,000-vote batch was announced this afternoon in Pennsylvania, Biden increased his lead to 49.6% in the state over Trump’s 49.1%.

Pennsylvania’s 20 electoral college votes put Biden at 284 to Trump’s 214, and Biden is expected to get more from the states of Nevada and Georgia, which among others are still counting their votes.

The victory means that Biden will become the 46th president of the United States and the oldest to take office. The Democrat will turn 78 later this month.

Trump has already yelled badly, as was widely expected, and claimed that the Democrats “stole” the election.

Trump has already said he wants a recount in Wisconsin. He also said he was unhappy with the way votes were counted in Pennsylvania.

This means that it could be weeks before Biden’s victory is officially confirmed due to legal challenges.

Biden’s victory comes after his third turn at the White House, after previous races in 2008 and 1988.

Biden will become the 14th former vice president to become president, having served two terms as vice president under Barack Obama.

Obama has often said that choosing Biden as a running mate was the best decision of his presidency and in 2017 he awarded Biden with the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

Biden has stated that he regretted not running to succeed Obama in 2016, when Hillary Clinton was defeated by Trump.

Biden’s victory also means that Senator Kamala Harris will become the first female vice president and the first person of color to serve as vice president.

Additional reporting by Christine Bohan, Órla Ryan, and Lauren Boland