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President-elect Joe Biden received a hug from his wife, Ms. Jill Biden, after a speech celebrating the victory in terms of the electoral college on the night of December 14 (US time) – Photo: REUTERS
“I’ve never seen such an extreme vision before,” Biden said in his speech at 2:00 p.m. US time, or 3:00 p.m. Vietnam time in the morning. “A vision that refuses to respect the wishes of the people, refuses to respect the rule of law and refuses to respect our constitution,” said the former vice president that Trump did not accept the election results.
In his “golden hour” speech on US television, President-elect Biden asked people to “turn to a new page.” He also praised voters for voting “despite the COVID-19 pandemic and political pressure, threats of both verbal and physical violence.”
“The flame of democracy was lit in this country a long time ago. And now we know that nothing, not even a pandemic or abuse of power, can turn it off. In the battle for America’s soul this time, democracy has prevailed, “emphasized Mr. Biden.
Recalling Trump’s demands, Biden asserted that the current president has the right to challenge the results in court. However, he noted that “no evidence was found” to reverse the results, emphasizing that the Supreme Court had “sent a clear signal.”
French news agency AFP commented that Biden’s criticism of Trump was as strong as ever. The former vice president was considered a moderate figure.
538 people representing more than 160 million voters across the country ended the secret ballot on December 14 with more than 270 people voting for Biden, according to US media. As a rule, it is enough to obtain at least 270/538 “electoral votes” to be elected.
The official and final number still has to wait until January 6, 2021 when the counting of the “electoral votes” in the federal Senate ends.
However, according to CNN, Biden will almost certainly become the next president of the United States and he only needs to wait until January 20 of next year to take office. Based on the results of the popular vote in each state, the US media predicted that Biden would get 306 “electoral votes,” while Trump only had 232 votes.
