US Election Update: See Video As Biden Wins Presidency, Defeating Trump

America has finally chosen Democrat Joe Biden as its 46th president

News Rain Nigeria reports that CNN, NBC News, and CBS News called the race in his favor, after projecting he had won the decisive state of Pennsylvania.

US Election Update: See Video As Biden Wins Presidency, Defeating Trump

Trump, 74, has made as yet unsubstantiated claims of massive voter fraud, and his campaign has launched legal challenges in several states.

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Note that the result makes Mr. Trump the first one-term president since the 1990s.

Biden released a statement moments after his victory was declared just before 11:30 am EST on Saturday, 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.’ ‘We did it’.

His new Vice President-elect Kamala Harris – the highest-ranking woman in US government history, released her own statement, saying: ‘This election is about so much more than @JoeBiden or me. It’s about the soul of America and our willingness to fight for it. We have a lot of work ahead of us. Let’s get started.’

President Trump who went golfing shortly before the result was announced released his own statement refusing to accept the result of the election.

He accused Biden of ‘falsely trying to pose as the winner’ and added: ‘This election is far from over.’ American cities including President Trump’s hometown of New York erupted with cheers, claps, and honking horns as the result was declared on Saturday morning.

Biden first pulled ahead of President Trump in Pennsylvania on Friday, and steadily increased his lead throughout the day and overnight. Trump who has warned he will not concede to Biden, shared a supporter’s claim the state’s largest city of Philadelphia had ‘rotten’ electoral processes after it helped hand Biden a win.

Speaking on Friday night, Biden said he and Kamala Harris who becomes the highest-ranking woman ever to win office in the US were on course to ‘win this race’.

He added: ‘What’s becoming clear each hour is that a record number of Americans, of all races, faith, religions, chose change over more of the same.’

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