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WILMINGTON, Del. – Joe Biden declared victory Saturday (Nov. 7) as the 46th President of the United States after voters narrowly rejected the tumultuous leadership of Republican President Donald Trump in favor of former Democratic Vice President.
“The people of this nation have spoken. They have delivered us a clear victory, a convincing victory,” Biden said in Wilmington, Delaware, after all major television networks in the United States declared him the winner after a four-day suspension. Tuesday elections.
“I promise to be a president who does not seek to divide, but to unify,” he said, then directly addressed Trump supporters.
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“Now, let’s give ourselves a chance. It is time to put aside the harsh rhetoric, lower the temperature, meet again, listen to each other again,” he said. “This is the time to heal in America.”
He said his first act as president-elect would be to appoint scientific advisers and experts to lead the response to the coronavirus.
2020 U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden speaks during his election rally, after the media announced that he won the 2020 U.S. presidential election, in Wilmington, Delaware, United States, on 7 November 2020 (Photo: REUTERS / Jonathan Ernst).
Biden was introduced by his running mate, US Sen. Kamala Harris, who will be the first woman, the first black American and the first Asian American to hold the position of vice president, the nation’s number two office.
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Harris said voters had ushered in a “new day for America” when he opened the victory speech on Saturday.
Harris took the stage in Wilmington, Delaware in a white suit honoring the women’s suffrage movement to the sounds of Mary J. Blige.
“When our own democracy was on the ballot in this election, with the soul of America at stake and the world watching, you ushered in a new day for America,” Harris said to cheers from the outdoor crowd. socially estranged.
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.
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Trump, who was playing golf when major television networks projected that his rival had won, immediately accused Biden of “rushing to 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.
