WASHINGTON ( AFP/Bloomberg) — Demo-crat Joe Biden has won the White House, US media said Saturday, defeating Donald Trump and ending a presidency that convulsed American politics, shocked the world, and left the United States more divided than at any time in decades.
CBS, NBC and CNN news networks announced the result just before 11:30 a.m. (1630 GMT) as an insurmountable lead in Pennsylvania took Biden, 77, over the top in the state-by-state count that decides the presidency.
America, I'm honored that you have chosen me to lead our great country, Biden said in a statement.
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.
Trump quickly responded to the announcement by accusing Biden of falsely declaring himself the next president.
We all know why Joe Biden is rushing to falsely pose as the winner, and why his media allies are trying so hard to help him: They don't want the truth to be exposed, Trump said in a statement.
The simple fact is this election is far from over.
Trump goes golfing
What does a president do when teetering on the verge of electoral defeat, with the entire world watching?
If you're Donald Trump, you go golfing.
The president left the White House Saturday morning as the last crucial vote counts were about to come in from Pennsylvania and a few other battleground states.
Already trailing Democrat Joe Biden in the all-important, state-by-state Electoral College vote tally — the handwriting on the wall was becoming impossible to ignore.
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