Joe Biden has won the United States elections and is to become the 46th president of the United States, ending President Trump’s turbulent era, The Associated Press projected.
Biden’s win in Pennsylvania gave him more than the needed 270 electoral votes to win the presidency. At the age of 77, Biden will be the oldest president in American history.
Biden ‘honored and humbled’
President-elect Joe Biden in a statement Saturday called for unity in the U.S.
“I am honored and humbled by the trust the American people have placed in me and in Vice President-elect Harris,” Biden said in a statement Saturday. “In the face of unprecedented obstacles, a record number of Americans voted. Proving once again, that democracy beats deep in the heart of America.”
– Joe Biden
Kamala Harris to become first ever female vice-president
With Biden’s victory, his running mate, California Senator Kamala Harris, 56, becomes the first American and also first Black and Indian-American woman to serve as Vice President, shattering racial and gender barrier in American politics.
Trump says “elections far from over”
Trump was at his Virginia golf club when the media projected Biden the winner. Trump declared “this election is far from over” and vowed to fight a legal battle.
“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. Trump had earlier declared himself the winner, before the results were announced.
