Will be a President for all Americans : Biden after US Electoral College confirms his win
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US President-elect Joe Biden delivers a televised address to the nation after the Electoral College formally confirmed his victory over President Donald Trump in the 2020 US presidential election.
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He urged people to focus instead on combating the Covid-19 pandemic and its economic fallout
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Hours after winning the state-by-state Electoral College vote that officially determines the US presidency, President-elect Joe Biden sought to dispel any questions about the legitimacy of his victory and called on the American people to accept the outcome.
Democracy Prevailed : US Electoral College Confirms Biden s Victory
Biden also noted that his 306-232 margin in the Electoral College was the same as Trump s 2016 victory, which the Republican described as a landslide.
US President-elect Joe Biden gestures as he exits Penn Medicine Pennsylvania Hospital in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S., December 12, 2020. Photo: Reuters/Mike Segar
World15/Dec/2020
Lansing/Wilmington President-elect Joe Biden delivered a forceful rebuke, on Monday, to President Donald Trump’s attacks on the legitimacy of his victory, hours after winning the state-by-state Electoral College vote that officially determines the US presidency.
“In this battle for the soul of America, democracy prevailed…Now it’s time to turn the page, as we’ve done throughout our history â to unite, to heal,” Biden said in a prime-time speech from his hometown of Wilmington, Delaware.
Democracy prevailed, Biden says after U.S. Electoral College confirms his win
Biden calls for unity while voicing confidence that the country s democratic institutions had held in the face of Trump s attempts to reverse the election outcome after 306-232 win in the Electoral College
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Updated: 12.15.20 , 06:34
P resident-elect Joe Biden delivered a forceful rebuke on Monday to President Donald Trump s attacks on the legitimacy of his victory, hours after winning the state-by-state Electoral College vote that officially determines the U.S. presidency. In this battle for the soul of America, democracy prevailed, Biden said in a prime-time speech from his hometown of Wilmington, Delaware. Now it s time to turn the page, as we ve done throughout our history to unite, to heal.
Biden wins Electoral College to cement victory and rebuff Trump
Mark Niquette, Bloomberg News PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA - DECEMBER 12: U.S. President-elect Joe Biden gives a thumbs-up as he leaves Pennsylvania Hospital after a follow up appointment at the radiology department December 12, 2020 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. According to his transition office, Biden underwent a CT scan which obtained a âweight-bearingâ image of his foot after he suffered hairline fractures while playing with his dog on November 28. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) , Photographer: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images North America
Joe Biden officially clinched the presidency after the Electoral College confirmed his victory Monday, capping a tumultuous period sparked by Donald Trumpâs refusal to acknowledge he lost with the help of Republicans willing to support his unsubstantiated claims.
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