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November 7, 2020 11:27AM EST

Joe Biden Wins 2020 Election: Beats Donald Trump To Become Next President

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President Joe Biden walks with his Combatant Commander nominees, Air Force Gen. Jacqueline Van Ovost (L) and Army Lt. Gen. Laura Richardson as they arrives for their nomination announcement in the East Room at the White House in Washington, DC on Monday, March 8, 2021. Ovost, has been nominated to lead the Transportation Command and Richardson, has been nominated to lead military activities in Latin America at Southern Command.President Biden Nominates two Women to Combatant Commanders at the White House Washington, DC, USA - 08 Mar 2021 View Gallery View Gallery 25 Photos.
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Democrat Joe Biden has officially won the 2020 presidential election, beating current President Donald Trump in his bid for reelection. Kamala Harris is now the 1st Black and female VP.

UPDATE, 11/7/20, 12:17pm ET: President Elect Joe Biden released a statement after his victory, writing, “I am honored and humbled by the trust the American people have placed in me and Vice President-elect Harris. In the face of unprecedented obstacles, a record number of Americans voted. Proving once again, that democracy beats deep in the heart of America. With the campaign over, it’s time to put the anger and harsh rhetoric behind us and come together as a nation. It’s time for America to unite. And to heal. We are the United States of America. And there’s nothing we can’t do, if we do it together.

ORIGINAL: And with that, the United States has been saved from four more years of Donald Trump. Democratic nominee Joe Biden has officially been declared the winner of the 2020 general election (including by Fox News), and will become the 46th President of the United States. At 78 years old, Biden is the oldest person to assume the presidency in United States, and has broken the record for most votes ever cast for a presidential candidate in US history.

It was a nail-biting race, with vote counting lasting days in major swing states. As the hours progressed, Biden closed the gap on Trump in Pennsylvania amid calls by the president to “stop counting” votes. Without Pennsylvania, Biden still had a valid route to election by winning Nevada and Arizona. On Election Night, November 3, Biden assuaged voters’ fears about the presidential race thus far, and thanked them for their “patience” while awaiting the final results. But it was ultimately Pennsylvania, Biden’s home state, that delivered his win.

“We knew this was going to go long,” Biden said, noting that the race would drag into November 4 or beyond. “We feel good about where we are. We really do.” He said he felt “confident” about winning Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, and noted that “it ain’t over until every vote is counted, until every ballot is counted. I’m here to tell you tonight we believe we’re on track to win this election. I’m optimistic about this outcome.” He reiterated these points in speeches on November 4 and 5, asking his supporters to “remain calm” amid the anxiety-inducing vote count.

Joe Biden: “We continue to feel very good about where things stand. We have no doubt that when the count is finished, Sen. Harris and I will be declared the winners, so I ask everyone to stay calm … the process is working.” https://t.co/GwwRl4EUb3 #Election2020 pic.twitter.com/ub5cnFlFJ8

— ABC News (@ABC) November 5, 2020

The road to the presidency wasn’t without bumps. Biden endured months of name-calling and assaults on his character from the Trump camp. Detractors attempted to perpetuate a story that “Sleepy Joe” was an incompetent old man on the verge of dementia — despite being just four years older than the current president. His son, Hunter Biden, 50, was the target of a failed scandal when Trump called out his business dealings in Ukraine while under scrutiny for his quid pro quo call with the nation’s president.

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Joe Biden, the next President of the United States (AP)

Biden started out as one of 20 Democratic candidates vying for the presidency in 2019, ultimately becoming the last one standing around March 2020, when Senator Bernie Sanders dropped out of the race. He named one of his former opponents, Senator Kamala Harris, his running mate in August ahead of the Democratic National Convention. And with that, Biden’s victory also comes with a historic first. Harris is now the first female vice president in United States history, as well as the first Black and Asian-American person to assume the office.

Harris commemorated the outcome of the 2020 election on Twitter: “This election is about so much more than @JoeBiden or me. It’s about the soul of America and our willingness to fight for it. We have a lot of work ahead of us. Let’s get started,” she tweeted.

This election is about so much more than @JoeBiden or me. It’s about the soul of America and our willingness to fight for it. We have a lot of work ahead of us. Let’s get started.pic.twitter.com/Bb9JZpggLN

— Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) November 7, 2020

Trump, true to his word, isn’t going down without a fight. As he threatened in the weeks leading up to the election, the president has declared that the election results are fraudulent, and has demanded a recount. Whether or not that will be granted is still to be determined. He sowed the seeds of distrust during a 2:00am speech on Election Night, telling supporters at the White House that he felt that he already won, and would instruct the Supreme Court to “stop counting votes.” He had no authority to do so, and despite this, continued to insist without evidence that widespread voter fraud was occurring for days.

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