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| During Biden's victory speech message to Trump supporters |
Democrat Joe Biden has won the US presidential
election defeating Donald Trump.
His victory came after more than three days of
uncertainty as election officials sorted through a surge of mail-in votes that
delayed the processing of some ballots. Biden, 77, crossed 270 Electoral
College votes with a win in Pennsylvania.
In a tweet he said he would work for "all
Americans".
America, I’m honored that you have chosen me to lead our great country.
— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) November 7, 2020
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. pic.twitter.com/moA9qhmjn8
Trump seized on delays in processing the vote
in some states to allege unsubstantiated claims of voter fraud and argue that
his rival was trying to seize power.
Trump said in a tweet an hour before the vote
was called that he was in fact the winner.
The Trump campaign has indicated their
candidate does not plan to concede.
The result makes Trump the first one-term
president since 1992.
Meanwhile, Biden will be the oldest president
ever to serve. It was his third try for the top job.
Kamala Harris also made history as the first Black woman to become vice president, an achievement that comes as the US faces a reckoning on racial justice.
The California senator, who is also the first
person of South Asian descent elected to the vice presidency, will become the
highest-ranking woman ever to serve in government, four years after Trump
defeated Hillary Clinton.
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