US Presidential Election: Joe Biden, Officially Winner, Condemns Trump’s ‘Extreme Positions’

A new step forward. Unsurprisingly, Democrat Joe Biden won a majority of the popular vote this Monday night, further formalizing his presidential victory over Donald Trump.

The results of the November 3 vote have already been certified by each of the 50 US states: Biden received a record 81.28 million votes, or 51.3% of the vote, compared to 74.22 million (46.8%) for the outgoing vote. Republican President. But in the United States, the occupant of the White House is chosen by indirect popular vote, with each state typically allocating its electors, the number of which depends largely on its population, to the candidate who comes first locally.

It was the vote in California that decided the fate of this election at 14:27 (23:27 Paris time), giving Biden the necessary number of voters to reach the 270 threshold. civil society or close to the candidate.

The former vice president of Barack Obama, who will become the 46th president in the country’s history on January 20, made a speech on the night of Monday to Tuesday (French time). From his hometown of Wilmington, Delaware, he delivered a scathing indictment of Donald Trump and condemned “a position that refuses to respect the will of the people, respect the rule of law and refuses to honor our Constitution.” “The integrity of our elections has been preserved. Now it’s time to turn the page. Unite,” he called.

Please note that Kamala Harris was also confirmed as Vice President during this election.

Will Trump wait until January 6 to admit defeat?

Having denied this from the start, despite numerous legal setbacks, Donald Trump has no intention of taking this new “insult” into account. After offering to leave office if Joe Biden was elected by the Electoral College, the outgoing president has since revised his strategy. There can no longer be any talk of recognizing anything on December 14th. The moment for the “ultimate concession” could now be set for January 6, according to Jenna Ellis, a senior adviser to the Trump campaign. The date on which Congress formally certifies the votes of each state’s delegates.

According to public opinion, Trump’s most militant supporters also refuse to admit defeat. And he still organizes rallies. Five people were injured in the US this weekend, including four seriously with knives and one with a gun, during demonstrations “demanding “four more years” of a Trump presidency and again denouncing “massive fraud” in the presidential election without evidence. elections.

As of this Monday evening, just before midnight, Trump had yet to respond to the Electoral College results. He chose to announce, minutes after the California vote, the resignation of his Justice Secretary, Bill Barr. Twitter. The latter recently came under fire from Donald Trump for failing to condemn alleged election fraud.