Imran Yaqub Dhillon
Special Correspondent
Washington
Joseph Biden Jr. was elected the 46th president of the United States on Saturday, promising to restore political normalcy and a spirit of National unity to confront the raging health and economic crises in the country. Biden now make Donald Trump a one-term president after four years in the White House.
The result also provided a history-making moment for Mr. Biden’s running mate, Senator Kamala Harris of California, who will become the first woman to serve as vice president.
The development came after Joseph Robinette Biden won the state of Pennsylvania which got him 20 more electoral college votes, enabling him to cross the required 270 to hit 284 votes. Trump got 214 electoral college votes.
The AP declared Biden, whose vice president will be Kamala Harris — the first female to hold the post in America’s history, the winner on Saturday evening after he secured more than the crucial 270 electoral votes he needed to win the White House.
CNN, NBC News and CBS News also called the race in his favour, after projecting he had won the decisive state of Pennsylvania. Shortly after winning the presidency, Biden also won Nevada, adding to his Electoral College victory over Trump.
Biden declared victory in a tweet, saying: “America, I’m honored that you have chosen me to lead our great country.
“The work ahead of us will be hard, but I promise you this: I will be a President for all Americans — whether you voted for me or not. I will keep the faith that you have placed in me.” Trump, refusing to concede defeat, said that Biden was “rushing to falsely pose as the winner” after television networks declared the Democrat’s victory. “We all know why Joe Biden is rushing to falsely pose as the winner, and why his media allies are trying so hard to help him: they don’t want the truth to be exposed,” Trump said. “The simple fact is this election is far from over.”
“Beginning Monday, our campaign will start prosecuting our case in court to ensure election laws are fully upheld and the rightful winner is seated,” Trump said.
