And so american citizens living in germany and for them of course there was a sense of relief and also the whole controversy about demanding ballasts have a very very happy so happy some of them even went to the american in front of the American Embassy again to celebrate others was set up writing online and of course the reaction of im going to america where you just talked about its also cheerful tweeting to h. E. Congratulates Vice President Vice President common our. President elect joe biden 4 days success in diesel action she highlighted. Translated to the need for the transatlantic ties to to remain it was a very difficult 4 years for i get america for the German Government president s you know donald trump theres been a lot of disputes between the 2 countries so of course germany is looking forward to a new start do you see this also the words used by foreign minister hi called so said he was congratulating the president elect and the Vice President and also looking forward to
Hour after the senate narrowly voted to secure the nomination order with only one republican not supporting the motion. Democrats strongly opposed to the confirmation saying a Supreme Court justice shouldnt be appointed this close to an election let the record show that tonight the Republican Senate majority decided to thwart the will of the people and confirm a lifetime appointment to the Supreme Court in the middle of a president ial election. Opponents of carney bars nomination say it paves the way for conservative rulings on abortion Rights Health care and q. Rights Karni Barrett val but she will remain independent. The oath that i have certainly taken tonight means at its core that i will do my job without any fear or favor and that i will do so independently of both the political branches and of my own preferences. Shell take this 2nd or 3rd its on tuesday at a private ceremony which will allow her to begin the fish who duties on the court. Well joining me now to discuss this in
Clay being that he is the winner and that he will now go to the Supreme Court claiming major for award but joe biden has also told his supporters that hes confident of victory. Although still being counted in a process that can take hours or even days our question on to the point since u. S. Election and the winner is. A. Good. One joining me here in the studio osredak david villa up from the German Marshall Fund who say there is no landslide for any of the candidates but trump ism is here to stay and a warm welcome to to stage 2 britons from the w. C. U. S. Election team her opinion of trump. Franco destroying american democracy as we know its also with us is joseph watch uncertain us journalist and lawyer on. Every us state has until december the 18th to finish counting votes on the supremes coal must comply with federal law. Thank you very much for being with us today here on d w stacey off t w id like to begin with you because you have been up all night so i know collecting impress
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
Travel restrictions feeling a little blow to the tourism industry. Im melissa chan welcome to news asia thank you for joining us exactly one week before possibly the most consequential u. S. Election secretary of state mike pompei own defense secretary mark esper has flown to india to meet with their counterparts its almost as if theyre running against the clock rolling out as much of their age policy in case their boss President Donald Trump loses the election india has signed a military agreement with the u. S. To share sensitive satellite information and the 2 will participate in naval exercises next month those are war games along with australia and japan all members of the quad a partnership of india pacific democracies. Joining us is korea mohan of the German Marshall Fund for more agreement pump ale and esper are in india but this is as much about china isnt it absolutely so this meeting comes in the backdrop of chinese aggression at indias border region which shows no signs of