Democratic Party candidtate in the 2020 United States presidential election, Mr Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. has secured enough electoral college votes to become the 46th president of the country.
Mr Biden defeated incumbent Donald Trump after securing more the needed 270 electoral college votes needed for victory.
The 77 year old becomes the oldest man to be elected as US president while his running mate Kamala Harris becomes the first woman and African-American vice president.
While addressing his supporter who were celebrating his victory, the president-elect, Mr Joe Biden promised to work hard for every American and not only for those who voted for him.
He said, “I pledge to be a president who seeks not to divide, but to unify; who doesn’t see red states and blue states, only sees the United States. To work with all my heart to win the confidence of all of you. “
“I am humbled by the trust and confidence you’ve placed in me,” Biden continues.
America, he adds, is about people.
Biden thanked African American voters in particular for lifting his campaign when he was behind in the primary contest.
aMeanwhile, the Trump campaign hasn’t lost hope yet, as A senior campaign official told newsmen they knew from the start this would be a drawn-out election fight.
The official added that no one at the campaign headquarters was surprised by the media projecting it for Biden.
They’re ready to fight, and have already been sorting through Trump’s “voter fraud” hotline.

CNN/Maxwell Oyekunle

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