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WILMINGTON: Democrat Joe Biden won the presidency on Saturday after a bitter election campaign and promised that he would work to unify a deeply divided country, even as President Donald Trump refused to accept defeat.
Biden’s victory in the battlefield state of Pennsylvania put him above the threshold of 270 Electoral College votes he needed to win the presidency, ending a four-day suspension and sending his supporters to the streets. from the main cities to celebrate it.
“The people of this nation have spoken. They have delivered us a clear victory, a convincing victory, ”Biden told supporters in a parking lot during his victory speech in his hometown of Wilmington, Delaware.
“I promise to be a president who seeks not to divide, but to unify,” he said, and then addressed Trump supporters directly.
“Now, let’s give ourselves a chance. It is time to put aside the harsh rhetoric, lower the temperature, see each other again, listen to us again, “he said. “This is the time to heal in America.”
He was introduced by his running mate, US Senator Kamala Harris, who will be the first woman, the first African American and the first American of Asian descent to serve as Vice President, the second office in the country.
The congratulations came from overseas, including from conservative British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and German Chancellor Angela Merkel, making it difficult for Trump to push forward his repeated claims, without evidence, that the election was rigged in her against.
Trump, who was playing golf when major television networks projected that his rival had won, immediately accused Biden of “rushing to falsely pose as the winner.”
“This election is far from over,” he said in a statement.
Trump has filed a series of lawsuits to challenge the results, but election officials in states across the country say there has been no evidence of significant fraud, and legal experts say Trump’s efforts are unlikely to be successful.
