Back a as well have congratulated joe biden and his running mate harris after Major Networks to clear them the winners of the u. S. President ial election in a statement posted on twitter she wrote i look forward to working with president by our transatlantic friendship is indispensable if we are to deal with the major challenges of our time and to talk more about these Transatlantic Relations lets bring in detail be a correspondent. Whats the reaction in germany been. Well i think its a sense sort of for at least tonight here in germany youve read out the statement by uncle americas spokesperson on twitter its really about really really shuffling the cards between germany and the u. S. Its really about restarting again the trends that the transatlantic relation as a sort of Foreign Affairs minister talked about a new beginning a new deal when he congratulated president elect joe biden and Vice President. Arias so the relation between the u. S. And germany has been really really diffic
Im Claire Richards and welcome to the show democratic candidate joe biden has won the u. S. President ial election after sealing victory in the battleground state of pennsylvania with 99 percent of the vote counted in pennsylvania biden it garnered a 49. 7 percent and trump received 49. 2 percent while the 20 electoral votes biden won in this state allows him to surpass the 270 that magic number needed to win the election according to projections by the Associated Press was also picked up 6 and nevada giving him a total of 290 electoral votes to republican president Donald Trumps 214. And democratic supporters across the country have been reacting to the news of president elect biden success from philadelphia to black lives matters plaza in washington to new yorks times square people showed signs of relief and excitement here some of those reactions to me me everything my mother is a disabled woman who knows the caribbean medicaid and medicare and to know. How to and you can no longer
Black political organizing that culminated in the election of course black mayors like cleveland, atlanta and detroit from 1967 to 1974. They feel particularly vital right now as blackled struggles in the wake of Police Murders of george floyd in minneapolis, Breonna Taylor in louisville, and kenosha have sounded the call for black liberation while raising questions about the role of electoral politics and black freedom struggles. 50 years ago gibsons landmark election came on the heels was 1967 rebellion in newark when the Police Beating of an unarmed black man, john smith, had whit supremacy and its enforcers in blue in the jim crow north. Amid heightened racist renewal projects and educational injustice, it recalled countless Police Killings that had gone unpublished into the years and brought thousands into the streets that july. State police and National Guardsmen were brought into the city to violently suppress the uprising, claiming two dozen lives in the process including ed ed
Welcome to the program. Its been 24 hours since voting ended in the u. S. President ial election and there remains no clear winner democratic challenger joe biden and President Trump along with america and the rest of the world are waiting for results as ballot counting continues in a few key battleground states this election is demanding patience and call from everyone but the president has already claimed victory and hes alleging voter fraud without presenting any evidence joe biden has called for patience but his supporters are confident that hes on track to win so lets look at the results that are significant at this last hour our figures are showing that Vice President ial democratic candidate joe biden with 248 electoral votes to incumbent president Donald Trumps 214 electoral votes that puts joe biden just 22 Electoral College votes away from the 270 that one of these men needs to win to claim the presidency now counting is done in michigan and biden is has won that state which
The vote no surprise there either im bored off in berlin this is the day. We will win this and lose far as im concerned we already know its not my place or dollars from the place of the player whos won this election thats a decision of the American People he has cast doubt on the integrity of the entire electoral process surely fors own personal advantage its a disgrace absolutely extraordinary comments from him from a sitting president where the. Historic very successful. I think were going to hear more of this will be. Also coming up in the u. S. President s attacks on the very system that brought him to power it has left lawmakers here in europe speechless and holding their tongue at the same time its looking a little minds and we should all lean sees that democratic elections are allowed to be completed that means they are only when old votes have been counted and also could see it declaring yourself the winner at this stage is something i can see that irresponsible and extremely p