US Election: I’m honoured you chose me, Biden thanks Americans.

US Election: Trump Refuses To Concede Defeat, Says Biden ‘Rushing To Falsely Pose’ As Winner

Donald Trump, refusing to concede defeat in the US presidential election, said Saturday that Joe Biden was “rushing to falsely pose as the winner” after television networks declared the Democrat’s victory.

“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.

“The simple fact is this election is far from over.”

Trump underlined that states had not yet certified the results, and his campaign has launched multiple legal challenges.

However, near complete results issued by each state showed an insurmountable lead for Biden, allowing network news channels to call the overall result, as they do every election.

For Trump, the loss comes four years after a stunning upset – when he came from behind in 2016 and outperformed the polls in a historic White House victory against the Democrats’ nominee, Hillary Clinton.

“Joe Biden has not been certified as the winner of any states, let alone any of the highly contested states headed for mandatory recounts, or states where our campaign has valid and legitimate legal challenges that could determine the ultimate victor,” the president said.

He added: “Beginning Monday, our campaign will start prosecuting our case in court to ensure election laws are fully upheld and the rightful winner is seated.”

The president has launched a series of legal battles over ballot counting in battleground states, with his campaign filing suits in Pennsylvania, Georgia, Michigan and Nevada as the states tallied votes sent by mail.

Trump, his campaign and surrogates have spread allegations of fraud in the voting and ballot counting in various states, although solid proof of it has not emerged.

It’s unclear if the president may concede immediately.

Source – Binc News

 

I’m honoured you chose me, Biden thanks Americans

Democrat candidate, Joe Biden, has thanked Americans for the honour to “lead our great country”.

An excited Biden tweeted on Saturday evening (Nigerian time), saying he will be president for all Americans.

He wrote, “America, I’m honoured that you have chosen me to lead our great country.

“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.”

Major international and US-based TV networks projected on Saturday that the Democrat has won the US presidency over Donald Trump, a victory sealed after the Democrat claimed several key battleground states won by the Republican incumbent in 2016.

Checks by The PUNCH showed that CNN, NBC News, CBS News, BBC and Al Jazeera, amongst others, called the race in Biden’s favour, after projecting he had won the decisive state of Pennsylvania.

The media platforms reported that Biden beat Trump with a projected 284 electoral college votes to emerge the 46th president of the United States.

Biden, 77, is the oldest candidate ever elected to the White House. Trump, 74, has made as yet unsubstantiated claims of massive voter fraud, and his campaign has launched legal challenges in several states.

Biden spent eight years as vice president to Barack Obama. His victory comes in his third run for the nation’s highest office.

Source – Punch

 

Obasanjo congratulates Biden, Harris on election

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has congratulated the 46th US President-Elect, Joe Biden and Vice-President-elect, Kamala Harris.

Obasanjo urged the newly elected President to restore confidence in the role of America as the largest economy in the world, which has a very significant responsibility for the peace, security, stability and progress of the world.”

Obasanjo in a message of congratulations by his Special Assistant Media, Kehinde Akinyemi, described the election as “a victory of good over evil” which was for most people of the world.

The former President lamented majority of global citzens had watched helplessly as the world was being pulled down.

According to him: “Not that the world was perfect and equitable but it was reasonably predictable with some measure of rule of law and respect for international agreements and treatise.”

Obasanjo, in the one page letter, said he was reasonably sure as the first Africa-America female Vice President-elect Harris “will have some Nigerian DNA in her as most of those taken to the carribean from Africa went from Nigeria of today.”