Kamala Harris' aunt Dr. Sarala Gopalan who lives in Chennai, India reacted on Kamala creating history.

Kamala aunt: Kamla's mother brought her to reach here | US Election 2020

During his first year of presidency, Joe Biden plans to bring together the democracies of the world by hosting a global Summit for Democracy to "renew the spirit and shared purpose" of the nations of the Free World, according to a policy paper issued by his campaign during the US presidential election.

India, being the world's largest democracy, is likely to play an important role in such a summit.

Biden defeated incumbent President Donald Trump in the bitterly-fought presidential election that attracted a record number of Americans to cast their votes.

"During his first year in office, President Biden will bring together the world''s democracies to strengthen our democratic institutions, honestly confront the challenge of nations that are backsliding, and forge a common agenda to address threats to our common values," according to the policy document issued by his campaign.

"President Biden will organise and host a global Summit for Democracy to renew the spirit and shared purpose of the nations of the Free World," it said.

The Summit will prioritise results by galvanising significant new country commitments in three areas: (1) fighting corruption; (2) defending against authoritarianism, including election security; (3) advancing human rights in their own nations and abroad, it said.

The proposed Summit will include civil society organisations from around the world that stand on the frontlines in defense of our democracies. Details of the summit would be worked after early next year, it said.

It will also issue a Call to Action for the private sector, including technology corporations and social media giants, to make their own commitments, recognising their responsibilities and their overwhelming interest in preserving open, democratic societies and protecting free speech, the Biden Campaign said.

"For example, technology companies-which benefit from the fruits of democracy- should make concrete pledges for how they can ensure their algorithms and platforms are not empowering the surveillance state, facilitating repression in China and elsewhere, spreading hate, spurring people to violence, and remaining susceptible to misuse," said the policy document.

As an example of the concrete action our world needs, Joe Biden served as a founding member of a Trans-Atlantic Commission on Election Integrity-to fight back against Russia's attacks on Western democracies, the policy document pointed out.

The Commission asked politicians across Europe to sign a pledge committing to transparency in campaign finance and to reject the use of fabricated or hacked material.

"Now that he is a candidate for office, Biden has signed that pledge and is calling on every person running for president to do the same," it said.

Before hosting the global summit for Democracy, the Biden Administration plans to take a host of steps to strengthen democracy in the country.

Prominent among them include reforming the criminal justice system to eliminate inequitable disparities; restore the Voting Rights Act; and seek greater transparency in the campaign finance system so money, foreign and domestic, won't pollute politics.

The Biden administration also plans to immediately end the horrific practice of separating families at the border and holding immigrant children in for-profit prisons.

"Abandoning our deepest-held values does nothing to increase security at our border-and everything to diminish our standing in the world. At the same time, as president, Biden will establish sensible policies that improve screening procedures at our legal ports of entry and make smart investments in border technology, in cooperation with Canada and Mexico," it said.

"Terminate the travel ban against people from Muslim-majority countries. Reverse Trump's detrimental asylum policies and raise our target for refugee admissions to a level commensurate with our responsibility and unprecedented global need," the policy document said.

The Biden Administration also plans to restore a commitment to science and truth in government, including bringing back the words "climate change"; and return the phrase "nation of immigrants" to the mission statement of its Citizenship and Immigration Services.

"Revitalise our national commitment to advancing human rights and democracy around the world," said the policy document.

During his first year of presidency, Joe Biden plans to bring together the democracies of the world by hosting a global Summit for Democracy to "renew the spirit and shared purpose" of the nations of the Free World, according to a policy paper issued by his campaign during the US presidential election.

During his first year of presidency, Joe Biden plans to bring together the democracies of the world by hosting a global Summit for Democracy to "renew the spirit and shared purpose" of the nations of the Free World, according to a policy paper issued by his campaign during the US presidential election. India, being the world's largest democracy, is likely to play an important role in such a summit. Biden defeated incumbent President Donald Trump in the bitterly-fought presidential election that attracted a record number of Americans to cast their votes. "During his first year in office, President Biden will bring together the world''s democracies to strengthen our democratic institutions, honestly confront the challenge of nations that are backsliding, and forge a common agenda to address threats to our common values," according to the policy document issued by his campaign. "President Biden will organise and host a global Summit for Democracy to renew the spirit and shared purpose of the nations of the Free World," it said. The Summit will prioritise results by galvanising significant new country commitments in three areas: (1) fighting corruption; (2) defending against authoritarianism, including election security; (3) advancing human rights in their own nations and abroad, it said. The proposed Summit will include civil society organisations from around the world that stand on the frontlines in defense of our democracies. Details of the summit would be worked after early next year, it said. It will also issue a Call to Action for the private sector, including technology corporations and social media giants, to make their own commitments, recognising their responsibilities and their overwhelming interest in preserving open, democratic societies and protecting free speech, the Biden Campaign said. "For example, technology companies-which benefit from the fruits of democracy- should make concrete pledges for how they can ensure their algorithms and platforms are not empowering the surveillance state, facilitating repression in China and elsewhere, spreading hate, spurring people to violence, and remaining susceptible to misuse," said the policy document. As an example of the concrete action our world needs, Joe Biden served as a founding member of a Trans-Atlantic Commission on Election Integrity-to fight back against Russia's attacks on Western democracies, the policy document pointed out. The Commission asked politicians across Europe to sign a pledge committing to transparency in campaign finance and to reject the use of fabricated or hacked material. "Now that he is a candidate for office, Biden has signed that pledge and is calling on every person running for president to do the same," it said. Before hosting the global summit for Democracy, the Biden Administration plans to take a host of steps to strengthen democracy in the country. Prominent among them include reforming the criminal justice system to eliminate inequitable disparities; restore the Voting Rights Act; and seek greater transparency in the campaign finance system so money, foreign and domestic, won't pollute politics. The Biden administration also plans to immediately end the horrific practice of separating families at the border and holding immigrant children in for-profit prisons. "Abandoning our deepest-held values does nothing to increase security at our border-and everything to diminish our standing in the world. At the same time, as president, Biden will establish sensible policies that improve screening procedures at our legal ports of entry and make smart investments in border technology, in cooperation with Canada and Mexico," it said. "Terminate the travel ban against people from Muslim-majority countries. Reverse Trump's detrimental asylum policies and raise our target for refugee admissions to a level commensurate with our responsibility and unprecedented global need," the policy document said. The Biden Administration also plans to restore a commitment to science and truth in government, including bringing back the words "climate change"; and return the phrase "nation of immigrants" to the mission statement of its Citizenship and Immigration Services. "Revitalise our national commitment to advancing human rights and democracy around the world," said the policy document.

Joe Biden plans to host a global summit for democracy in the first year of presidency 

Kamala Harris made history on Saturday with her election as Joe Biden's vice president, becoming the first woman, first Black American and first Asian American to win the second highest US office.

Edison Research and the major US television networks on Saturday projected their victory, based on unofficial final results, even though the incumbent president, Republican Donald Trump, vowed to continue fighting in courts.

A US senator from California, Harris has a track record of shattering glass ceilings. She served as San Francisco’s first female district attorney and was California's first woman of colour to be elected attorney general.

Harris, whose mother and father emigrated from India and Jamaica, respectively, had her sights set on becoming the first woman US president when she competed against Biden and others for their party's 2020 nomination.

<a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/slated-to-be-first-woman-us-vice-president-harris-vows-will-not-be-the-last-341555">Also read |&nbsp;Slated to be first woman US vice-president, Harris vows 'will not be the last'</a>

Biden looked beyond some of the harsh words Harris had for him in that campaign to name her his running mate in August. She has proven to be a valuable and polished stand-in, appealing especially to women, progressives and voters of colour, all critical to the party’s election hopes.

Kamala Harris' aunt Dr Sarala Gopalan has only wonderful things to say about her.

"She has always been a nice and caring child. She was fond of everybody. I am very happy and thrilled that she has scripted history. We all are very happy," she told WION, in an exclusive conversation,&nbsp;on Sunday.

Harris has always been vocal about the kind of impact her mother's upbringing had had on her. Dr Gopalan too sees the same streak of rebellion she saw in her sister, Shyamala.

"My sister was a rebel. At the age of 18, she applied for a scholarship at Berkeley [University] without telling anyone. It was only after she got a full paid scholarship that she told our parents. She was a strict mother; she taught Kamala values. She taught her to fight for everything. I see the same streak of rebellion in Kamala. Shyamala would have been very happy to see Kamala rise to this position. Unfortunately, she died very young," she said, adding, "I was in California when Kamala had decided to contest for the post of DA. I knew then she wanted to get somewhere. She then became an attorney general, then a senator, and now this [vice president-elect]."

Harris has shown herself to be a team player, taking on a lower-profile role and holding virtual and in-person political events that sometimes drew little news coverage, while often speaking in terms of what Biden would do for the country if elected and making an impassioned case against Trump.

Kamala is a diamond, her aunt told WION.

"When she became a senator, I went to her and told her she was a diamond in the family. And she said to me, 'Chitti, I am not a diamond in the family. I am a diamond among diamonds,'" Dr Gopalan said.

Kamala Harris' maternal grandfather also had a major impact on how she perceived ambition.

"My father was a wonderful man. In 1958, he could send his 18-year-old daughter to America -- which no South Indian father would think of doing," Dr Gopalan told WION.

<a href="https://www.wionews.com/india-news/kamala-harris-once-asked-aunt-in-india-to-break-coconuts-for-her-good-luck-at-hindu-temple-321157">Also read |&nbsp;Kamala Harris once asked aunt in India to break coconuts for her good luck at Hindu temple</a>

Asked on "60 Minutes" last month why, given Biden's age, he believed Harris would be ready to step into the presidency if something happened to him, the presidential candidate rapidly fired off five reasons.

"Number one, her values. Number two, she is smart as a devil, and number three, she has a backbone like a ramrod. Number four, she is really principled. And number five, she has had significant experience in the largest state in the Union in running the justice department that’s only second in size to the United States Justice Department. And obviously, I hope that never becomes a question," he said.

Harris is widely seen as an obvious candidate for the Democratic Party nomination in 2024 should Biden, who will be 78 at their inauguration on January 20, decide not to seek a second term.&nbsp;

Kamala Harris is married to attorney Douglas Emhoff, who has been a fixture on the campaign trail. His two children from a previous marriage refer to their stepmother as "Momala."

(with information from Reuters)

Kamala Harris made history on Saturday with her election as Joe Biden's vice president, becoming the first woman, first Black American and first Asian American to win the second highest US office.

Kamala Harris made history on Saturday with her election as Joe Biden's vice president, becoming the first woman, first Black American and first Asian American to win the second highest US office. Edison Research and the major US television networks on Saturday projected their victory, based on unofficial final results, even though the incumbent president, Republican Donald Trump, vowed to continue fighting in courts. A US senator from California, Harris has a track record of shattering glass ceilings. She served as San Francisco’s first female district attorney and was California's first woman of colour to be elected attorney general. Harris, whose mother and father emigrated from India and Jamaica, respectively, had her sights set on becoming the first woman US president when she competed against Biden and others for their party's 2020 nomination. Also read | Slated to be first woman US vice-president, Harris vows 'will not be the last' Biden looked beyond some of the harsh words Harris had for him in that campaign to name her his running mate in August. She has proven to be a valuable and polished stand-in, appealing especially to women, progressives and voters of colour, all critical to the party’s election hopes. Kamala Harris' aunt Dr Sarala Gopalan has only wonderful things to say about her. "She has always been a nice and caring child. She was fond of everybody. I am very happy and thrilled that she has scripted history. We all are very happy," she told WION, in an exclusive conversation, on Sunday. Harris has always been vocal about the kind of impact her mother's upbringing had had on her. Dr Gopalan too sees the same streak of rebellion she saw in her sister, Shyamala. "My sister was a rebel. At the age of 18, she applied for a scholarship at Berkeley [University] without telling anyone. It was only after she got a full paid scholarship that she told our parents. She was a strict mother; she taught Kamala values. She taught her to fight for everything. I see the same streak of rebellion in Kamala. Shyamala would have been very happy to see Kamala rise to this position. Unfortunately, she died very young," she said, adding, "I was in California when Kamala had decided to contest for the post of DA. I knew then she wanted to get somewhere. She then became an attorney general, then a senator, and now this [vice president-elect]." Harris has shown herself to be a team player, taking on a lower-profile role and holding virtual and in-person political events that sometimes drew little news coverage, while often speaking in terms of what Biden would do for the country if elected and making an impassioned case against Trump. Kamala is a diamond, her aunt told WION. "When she became a senator, I went to her and told her she was a diamond in the family. And she said to me, 'Chitti, I am not a diamond in the family. I am a diamond among diamonds,'" Dr Gopalan said. Kamala Harris' maternal grandfather also had a major impact on how she perceived ambition. "My father was a wonderful man. In 1958, he could send his 18-year-old daughter to America -- which no South Indian father would think of doing," Dr Gopalan told WION. Also read | Kamala Harris once asked aunt in India to break coconuts for her good luck at Hindu temple Asked on "60 Minutes" last month why, given Biden's age, he believed Harris would be ready to step into the presidency if something happened to him, the presidential candidate rapidly fired off five reasons. "Number one, her values. Number two, she is smart as a devil, and number three, she has a backbone like a ramrod. Number four, she is really principled. And number five, she has had significant experience in the largest state in the Union in running the justice department that’s only second in size to the United States Justice Department. And obviously, I hope that never becomes a question," he said. Harris is widely seen as an obvious candidate for the Democratic Party nomination in 2024 should Biden, who will be 78 at their inauguration on January 20, decide not to seek a second term. Kamala Harris is married to attorney Douglas Emhoff, who has been a fixture on the campaign trail. His two children from a previous marriage refer to their stepmother as "Momala." (with information from Reuters)

'Very happy and thrilled that she has scripted history': Kamala Harris' aunt tells WION

Joe Biden calls for unity among the Americans in his first speech since becoming the President-elect of the United States. Biden has said that his priority is to tackle Coronavirus pandemic.

Joe Biden: Our battle against the virus, racism | US Election 2020

Joe Biden's election as US president has sparked a scramble for champagne in the capital Washington, while other big cities in the country erupted into celebrations that saw no end at least until midnight.

From New York to Miami in the East and Denver and Austin out West, Biden supporters flooded into the streets after media networks projected him as the winner.

Some stores in Washington were already close to running out of stock in the Democratic stronghold. Calvert and Woodley, known for its selection of wines from around the world, sold up to 75 percent more bottles than a usual Saturday, according to store employees.

Hundreds of bottles had been sold.

A few customers were dressed in Biden-Harris t-shirts and with a Biden-Harris sign on the hand.

At Magruder's, a wine shop in the residential district of Chevy Chase in business since 1845, the shelves were emptied quickly and employees had to fetch reserve cases of champagne.&nbsp;

And they were obviously not concerned with the price. Bottles of champagne typically sell for around $40 dollars (33 euros) to start.&nbsp;

The packed crowd outside the White House later sung "YMCA," the song Trump used to close out his rallies down the homestretch of the campaign.

Trump, however, was not at the White House on Saturday morning -- he was at his golfing at his club in Virginia .

In Philadelphia, which was key to Biden's decisive Pennsylvania win, cars honked, people waved Biden flags and a large crowd gathered outside of Philadelphia's City Hall.

In New York City, a crowd gathered outside of the Trump International Hotel and Tower, chanting: "No More Trump!" In Chicago, growing crowd gathered to celebrate outside Trump Tower.&nbsp;

A crowd also gathered at Freedom Park in Atlanta.&nbsp;

Outside Biden's headquarters in Wilmington, Delaware, the crowd quickly grew. There were people of all ages cheering, singing and honking their horns, and the crowd joined together to sing "God Bless America."

 
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Joe Biden's election as US president has sparked a scramble for champagne in the capital Washington, while other big cities in the country erupted into celebrations that saw no end at least until midnight.

Joe Biden's election as US president has sparked a scramble for champagne in the capital Washington, while other big cities in the country erupted into celebrations that saw no end at least until midnight. From New York to Miami in the East and Denver and Austin out West, Biden supporters flooded into the streets after media networks projected him as the winner. Some stores in Washington were already close to running out of stock in the Democratic stronghold. Calvert and Woodley, known for its selection of wines from around the world, sold up to 75 percent more bottles than a usual Saturday, according to store employees. Hundreds of bottles had been sold. A few customers were dressed in Biden-Harris t-shirts and with a Biden-Harris sign on the hand. At Magruder's, a wine shop in the residential district of Chevy Chase in business since 1845, the shelves were emptied quickly and employees had to fetch reserve cases of champagne. And they were obviously not concerned with the price. Bottles of champagne typically sell for around $40 dollars (33 euros) to start. The packed crowd outside the White House later sung "YMCA," the song Trump used to close out his rallies down the homestretch of the campaign. Trump, however, was not at the White House on Saturday morning -- he was at his golfing at his club in Virginia . In Philadelphia, which was key to Biden's decisive Pennsylvania win, cars honked, people waved Biden flags and a large crowd gathered outside of Philadelphia's City Hall. In New York City, a crowd gathered outside of the Trump International Hotel and Tower, chanting: "No More Trump!" In Chicago, growing crowd gathered to celebrate outside Trump Tower. A crowd also gathered at Freedom Park in Atlanta. Outside Biden's headquarters in Wilmington, Delaware, the crowd quickly grew. There were people of all ages cheering, singing and honking their horns, and the crowd joined together to sing "God Bless America."

US cities erupt into celebrations, scramble for champagne after Biden win

WILMINGTON, Mass. — Nick Rocco went into Election Day amped up. A 26-year-old hair stylist, he spent the past few months campaigning for President Donald Trump, taking special satisfaction in offending Biden supporters.

It was still summer when he got kicked off his town’s community Facebook page for his pugnacious pro-Trump posts. When someone stole the Trump sign from his yard, he replaced it with half a dozen new ones, one featuring an expletive.

At his wedding last month, guests sauntered out in oversize Donald and Melania masks, and he savored the discomfort of his wife’s Democratic relatives.

“The thing is, we don’t care,” Rocco said. He is looking forward to many years of Trump presidencies. “I hope Don, Ivanka and Eric all run eventually,” he said last week.

Rocco represents a notable category: young voters drawn into politics for the first time by Trump. He did not go to college and prides himself on his independent thinking; he puts himself in the category of street-smart, not book-smart.

He had never bothered to register to vote until 2016, when he first heard Trump debate on television, and saw a political figure who reminded him of himself.

“He doesn’t speak like a politician, he speaks like I do,” he said. “I can understand what this guy is saying. He’s talking like an American person talks. He’s not talking like a robot.”

He and his wife, Jenna, a 27-year-old nurse, went all in, organizing rallies and standing on roadsides. As the election and vote counting neared an end, daily check-ins with the Roccos found their moods shifting from excitement to foreboding.

Sunday, Nov. 1

The family — Nick, Jenna and their two daughters — spent the afternoon at a rally beside Main Street in Wilmington, where passing motorists responded with honks and obscene gestures. Across the street, at a Trump pop-up store, a T-shirt cheerfully boasted, “I’m a deplorable.”

The abuse did not bother Nick Rocco; it seemed to energize him. (“I like to be the center of attention,” he explained.) When a distraught woman with a curly ponytail flipped him off through her window, he bounded to the curb and danced a jig, cheerfully shouting obscenities back.

The Roccos had not paid much attention to the polls because they were convinced that Trump was going to win. This was based on attendance at rallies, and because of their circle of acquaintances: With the exception of his brother, Nick Rocco said, he had never met anyone who supported Joe Biden.

When Fox News began reporting polls showing Biden in the lead, Jenna Rocco tried tuning into One America News, the right-wing cable network, which predicted a convincing victory for the president. The Roccos got news from a variety of sources — TikTok, QAnon, pro-Trump comedian Terrence K. Williams, YouTube mystic Clif High. “I’m a conspiracy theorist, I guess, if you want to call it that,” Jenna Rocco said.

These sources cheered them up. They held out hope that Trump could win in Massachusetts. Or at least in Wilmington.

Jenna Rocco confessed that she was exhausted with the months of public confrontation. Nick Rocco, she complains, sits on Facebook and argues with strangers for hours.

“I want him to win,” she said of the president. “But I want it to be over.”

She was worried that their in-your-face support for Trump, in a state so hostile to him, would end up hurting their daughters.

“I’m just tired of all the arguing that people are doing,” she said. “I wish sometimes Trump would just say — he doesn’t even have to mean it — that he would be the president for everybody. Just say those words.”

Monday

In the last hours of the campaign, Jenna Rocco’s confidence in Trump’s victory had begun to buckle. Late into the night, when he gave his final speech at a rally in Grand Rapids, Michigan, she was surprised to find herself weeping. “It was sad that it could be his last rally,” she said. “It could be that he could not be president anymore.”

Tuesday

At 7 on election night, the Roccos settled themselves on the sofa to watch the returns. Jenna Rocco was stress-eating Halloween candy, Kit Kats and Smarties.

They had passed the last hours of the campaign on a dark roadside outside a polling station, fingers frozen, waving Trump flags at passing vehicles. Nick Rocco muttered to himself, “Me standing out here is kind of pointless.”

But then he reminded himself what kept him out there all these months: People had disrespected him. The Facebook group manager who had kicked him off. The neighbor who took his yard sign. Teachers who responded to his daughter’s enthusiasm about Trump with awkward silence.

“People who don’t like Trump, I honestly think they are very soft people,” he said. “That is why the world is becoming so sensitive today. Back in the day, you could throw a snowball at someone at school and everything was fine. Nowadays, a letter gets sent home: Your child is being mean.”

Trump, by contrast, “lives the way people used to live.”

Nick Rocco has tried to do the same. His older brother, who he describes as the brainy one, took the other path, winning a scholarship to college. (He is the Biden voter.) But Nick Rocco’s aspirations were staunchly blue-collar; he chose trade school and went to work at 17.

When he won $1 million in the lottery in 2018 — his scratch-ticket hobby cost him $200 to $300 a day at its peak — he channeled his winnings, a lump sum of $650,000, into low-cost multifamily rental properties that he hopes will allow him to retire at 40.

The job market, he feels, has justified his choices, leaving many college graduates twisting in the wind.

“A plumber goes to my house, he fixes a clogged toilet, he makes $200,” he said. “The most paying jobs are the people who are fixing things. You’re going to school, and you’re paying $500,000 to go to school, and you might not be able to get a job.”

By 9:30 p.m., Massachusetts was a lost cause, but Trump seemed to have a commanding lead in Florida and Pennsylvania. The Roccos were run down, probably from the hours spent at rallies, and they drifted off around 11 p.m. with a warm, spreading certainty that their candidate was going to win.

It was sweet, and it felt like vindication.

Wednesday

At 2:30 in the morning, Jenna Rocco awoke with a start. When she checked her news feed, she discovered that Biden was leading in several Western states, and Trump’s advantage in states like Wisconsin and Michigan was melting away. Now she could no longer sleep.

“I’m about 100% sure there’s fraud going on,” she said, although there was no evidence of fraud.

When he woke up, Nick Rocco shared her outrage. “Who knows whether these numbers are correct or not?” he asked. “Who are the people counting those votes?”

He wondered whether civil unrest would now break out. Over the summer, watching the Black Lives Matter protests, he had applied for a gun license, but he had been refused: Massachusetts, he grumbled.

When he saw the pro-Trump crowds gathering outside counting locations in Michigan and Arizona, he wished he could join them.

“It’s not ending,” he said. “I would love to see Trump supporters come out and take a stand.”

Thursday

By Thursday morning, the Roccos had given up on Fox. “There’s definitely people at Fox who don’t like Trump,” Nick Rocco said. “The commentators, they are normally aggressive. I think they got a leash put on them somehow, some way.”

He took the position that the vote count should have ended Tuesday. He reassured his wife that the decision would finally lie in the hands of the Supreme Court.

“They’re doing anything they can to stop him from becoming president,” he said. “It’s not over yet. He’s going to win. It’s just a matter of who has the balls to close down first.”

But an alternative path was beginning to take shape in his mind, in case Biden prevailed.

Maybe the Republicans could impeach Biden. Maybe a Republican Senate could tie his hands for four years. Maybe, after a long-planned Caribbean vacation, Rocco would fly out to Arizona and join the protesters. Maybe he would post new yard signs.

“Like I told you, I hate to lose,” he said. “If he loses, I’ll feel like I’ve lost.”

When Trump delivered remarks at the White House, Nick Rocco was struck by his appearance. The president looked drained and serious, no longer a happy warrior. The message the president conveyed was grave: that American democracy is a farce.

“He’s been telling us about that for months, and I think it’s actually happening now,” he said. “How are we ever going to be able to vote for a president again, now that we know that fraud has been going on?”

Friday

The news Friday morning was no surprise. Officials in states that had not been called had spent much of the night meticulously counting ballots, in the presence of observers from both parties.

Biden was a hair’s breadth from the presidency, on course to win at least 270 electoral votes.

“Every time I went to bed, it was the same,” Nick Rocco said. “I go to bed, he was winning, I wake up, he was losing.”

Jenna Rocco sounded resigned. “I think that basically it’s pretty much done,” she said. “But they cheated. But it’s done.”

The people she had spent the summer with, the Trump activists, she could see them packing it in, returning to normal life.

“They’re just going to want to move on,” she said. “My aunt’s already saying, ‘Stop being a crybaby.’”

Nick Rocco was not ready to give up, though. The president would not concede, he was sure of that. “I’d be pissed at him if he did because I would never do that,” he said. “He’s not that type of person. He doesn’t give up easily. I see a lot of myself in him.”

Casting his mind into the future, past this election, he could imagine any number of outcomes.

He could imagine the United States splitting into two countries, one governed by Trump and one not. He could imagine suspending elections so Trump and his family could rule without interruption for 20 years.

“I guarantee you, Trump supporters would not care,” he said. “I guarantee you, if you got 69 million Trump supporters, and you said, ‘Would you be good with Donald Trump and Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump and Ivanka Trump as president?’ a lot of people would be 100% behind that.”

He was gathering his things — he had a shift at the salon — and his tone was calm. He is only 26. There is plenty of time. He was waiting for cues from his leader.

“In Trump we trust, and as far as everything else, it’s all going to fall into place,” he said. “It’s not happening today, and it’s not happening tomorrow.”

WILMINGTON, Mass. — Nick Rocco went into Election Day amped up. A 26-year-old hair stylist, he spent the past few months campaigning for President Donald Trump, taking special satisfaction in offending Biden supporters.

WILMINGTON, Mass. — Nick Rocco went into Election Day amped up. A 26-year-old hair stylist, he spent the past few months campaigning for President Donald Trump, taking special satisfaction in offending Biden supporters. It was still summer when he got kicked off his town’s community Facebook page for his pugnacious pro-Trump posts. When someone stole the Trump sign from his yard, he replaced it with half a dozen new ones, one featuring an expletive. At his wedding last month, guests sauntered out in oversize Donald and Melania masks, and he savored the discomfort of his wife’s Democratic relatives. “The thing is, we don’t care,” Rocco said. He is looking forward to many years of Trump presidencies. “I hope Don, Ivanka and Eric all run eventually,” he said last week. Rocco represents a notable category: young voters drawn into politics for the first time by Trump. He did not go to college and prides himself on his independent thinking; he puts himself in the category of street-smart, not book-smart. He had never bothered to register to vote until 2016, when he first heard Trump debate on television, and saw a political figure who reminded him of himself. “He doesn’t speak like a politician, he speaks like I do,” he said. “I can understand what this guy is saying. He’s talking like an American person talks. He’s not talking like a robot.” He and his wife, Jenna, a 27-year-old nurse, went all in, organizing rallies and standing on roadsides. As the election and vote counting neared an end, daily check-ins with the Roccos found their moods shifting from excitement to foreboding. Sunday, Nov. 1 The family — Nick, Jenna and their two daughters — spent the afternoon at a rally beside Main Street in Wilmington, where passing motorists responded with honks and obscene gestures. Across the street, at a Trump pop-up store, a T-shirt cheerfully boasted, “I’m a deplorable.” The abuse did not bother Nick Rocco; it seemed to energize him. (“I like to be the center of attention,” he explained.) When a distraught woman with a curly ponytail flipped him off through her window, he bounded to the curb and danced a jig, cheerfully shouting obscenities back. The Roccos had not paid much attention to the polls because they were convinced that Trump was going to win. This was based on attendance at rallies, and because of their circle of acquaintances: With the exception of his brother, Nick Rocco said, he had never met anyone who supported Joe Biden. When Fox News began reporting polls showing Biden in the lead, Jenna Rocco tried tuning into One America News, the right-wing cable network, which predicted a convincing victory for the president. The Roccos got news from a variety of sources — TikTok, QAnon, pro-Trump comedian Terrence K. Williams, YouTube mystic Clif High. “I’m a conspiracy theorist, I guess, if you want to call it that,” Jenna Rocco said. These sources cheered them up. They held out hope that Trump could win in Massachusetts. Or at least in Wilmington. Jenna Rocco confessed that she was exhausted with the months of public confrontation. Nick Rocco, she complains, sits on Facebook and argues with strangers for hours. “I want him to win,” she said of the president. “But I want it to be over.” She was worried that their in-your-face support for Trump, in a state so hostile to him, would end up hurting their daughters. “I’m just tired of all the arguing that people are doing,” she said. “I wish sometimes Trump would just say — he doesn’t even have to mean it — that he would be the president for everybody. Just say those words.” Monday In the last hours of the campaign, Jenna Rocco’s confidence in Trump’s victory had begun to buckle. Late into the night, when he gave his final speech at a rally in Grand Rapids, Michigan, she was surprised to find herself weeping. “It was sad that it could be his last rally,” she said. “It could be that he could not be president anymore.” Tuesday At 7 on election night, the Roccos settled themselves on the sofa to watch the returns. Jenna Rocco was stress-eating Halloween candy, Kit Kats and Smarties. They had passed the last hours of the campaign on a dark roadside outside a polling station, fingers frozen, waving Trump flags at passing vehicles. Nick Rocco muttered to himself, “Me standing out here is kind of pointless.” But then he reminded himself what kept him out there all these months: People had disrespected him. The Facebook group manager who had kicked him off. The neighbor who took his yard sign. Teachers who responded to his daughter’s enthusiasm about Trump with awkward silence. “People who don’t like Trump, I honestly think they are very soft people,” he said. “That is why the world is becoming so sensitive today. Back in the day, you could throw a snowball at someone at school and everything was fine. Nowadays, a letter gets sent home: Your child is being mean.” Trump, by contrast, “lives the way people used to live.” Nick Rocco has tried to do the same. His older brother, who he describes as the brainy one, took the other path, winning a scholarship to college. (He is the Biden voter.) But Nick Rocco’s aspirations were staunchly blue-collar; he chose trade school and went to work at 17. When he won $1 million in the lottery in 2018 — his scratch-ticket hobby cost him $200 to $300 a day at its peak — he channeled his winnings, a lump sum of $650,000, into low-cost multifamily rental properties that he hopes will allow him to retire at 40. The job market, he feels, has justified his choices, leaving many college graduates twisting in the wind. “A plumber goes to my house, he fixes a clogged toilet, he makes $200,” he said. “The most paying jobs are the people who are fixing things. You’re going to school, and you’re paying $500,000 to go to school, and you might not be able to get a job.” By 9:30 p.m., Massachusetts was a lost cause, but Trump seemed to have a commanding lead in Florida and Pennsylvania. The Roccos were run down, probably from the hours spent at rallies, and they drifted off around 11 p.m. with a warm, spreading certainty that their candidate was going to win. It was sweet, and it felt like vindication. Wednesday At 2:30 in the morning, Jenna Rocco awoke with a start. When she checked her news feed, she discovered that Biden was leading in several Western states, and Trump’s advantage in states like Wisconsin and Michigan was melting away. Now she could no longer sleep. “I’m about 100% sure there’s fraud going on,” she said, although there was no evidence of fraud. When he woke up, Nick Rocco shared her outrage. “Who knows whether these numbers are correct or not?” he asked. “Who are the people counting those votes?” He wondered whether civil unrest would now break out. Over the summer, watching the Black Lives Matter protests, he had applied for a gun license, but he had been refused: Massachusetts, he grumbled. When he saw the pro-Trump crowds gathering outside counting locations in Michigan and Arizona, he wished he could join them. “It’s not ending,” he said. “I would love to see Trump supporters come out and take a stand.” Thursday By Thursday morning, the Roccos had given up on Fox. “There’s definitely people at Fox who don’t like Trump,” Nick Rocco said. “The commentators, they are normally aggressive. I think they got a leash put on them somehow, some way.” He took the position that the vote count should have ended Tuesday. He reassured his wife that the decision would finally lie in the hands of the Supreme Court. “They’re doing anything they can to stop him from becoming president,” he said. “It’s not over yet. He’s going to win. It’s just a matter of who has the balls to close down first.” But an alternative path was beginning to take shape in his mind, in case Biden prevailed. Maybe the Republicans could impeach Biden. Maybe a Republican Senate could tie his hands for four years. Maybe, after a long-planned Caribbean vacation, Rocco would fly out to Arizona and join the protesters. Maybe he would post new yard signs. “Like I told you, I hate to lose,” he said. “If he loses, I’ll feel like I’ve lost.” When Trump delivered remarks at the White House, Nick Rocco was struck by his appearance. The president looked drained and serious, no longer a happy warrior. The message the president conveyed was grave: that American democracy is a farce. “He’s been telling us about that for months, and I think it’s actually happening now,” he said. “How are we ever going to be able to vote for a president again, now that we know that fraud has been going on?” Friday The news Friday morning was no surprise. Officials in states that had not been called had spent much of the night meticulously counting ballots, in the presence of observers from both parties. Biden was a hair’s breadth from the presidency, on course to win at least 270 electoral votes. “Every time I went to bed, it was the same,” Nick Rocco said. “I go to bed, he was winning, I wake up, he was losing.” Jenna Rocco sounded resigned. “I think that basically it’s pretty much done,” she said. “But they cheated. But it’s done.” The people she had spent the summer with, the Trump activists, she could see them packing it in, returning to normal life. “They’re just going to want to move on,” she said. “My aunt’s already saying, ‘Stop being a crybaby.’” Nick Rocco was not ready to give up, though. The president would not concede, he was sure of that. “I’d be pissed at him if he did because I would never do that,” he said. “He’s not that type of person. He doesn’t give up easily. I see a lot of myself in him.” Casting his mind into the future, past this election, he could imagine any number of outcomes. He could imagine the United States splitting into two countries, one governed by Trump and one not. He could imagine suspending elections so Trump and his family could rule without interruption for 20 years. “I guarantee you, Trump supporters would not care,” he said. “I guarantee you, if you got 69 million Trump supporters, and you said, ‘Would you be good with Donald Trump and Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump and Ivanka Trump as president?’ a lot of people would be 100% behind that.” He was gathering his things — he had a shift at the salon — and his tone was calm. He is only 26. There is plenty of time. He was waiting for cues from his leader. “In Trump we trust, and as far as everything else, it’s all going to fall into place,” he said. “It’s not happening today, and it’s not happening tomorrow.”

For a Trump fan, a week when victory ebbed away

Way back in the days after the 2012 election, the last Republican presidential defeat, all the conventional wisdom in American politics converged on a simple idea: The GOP was doomed as a national institution unless it became, in effect, a moderate party of the business class, stiff-arming social conservatives and wooing Hispanic voters by promising more liberal immigration laws.

Against this consensus, a few observers made dissenting points: First, a lot of working-class white voters who tilted Republican had stayed home amid Mitt Romney’s business-class campaign in 2012, and second, the Hispanic vote was hardly a single-issue-voting, pro-immigration monolith. So it was as easy to imagine Republicans surviving in a changing country by simply becoming more populist on economic issues as it was to imagine them moving in the more libertarian direction favored by the party’s donors and consultants.

After two national elections with Donald Trump at the top of the ticket, those dissenters can claim a lot of vindication. For the second presidential cycle in a row, notwithstanding plague, economic crisis and his own immense faults, Trump was a competitive candidate with a coalition that was more blue-collar and&nbsp;nonwhite than the Republican vote in 2012. Relative to four years ago, he turned out even more whites without college degrees in many states (even as his share of the white working class may have slipped a little bit overall) and increased his support from African Americans and in heavily Hispanic areas — not just in the Cuban parts of Florida, but in regions as different as southern Texas and Lawrence, Massachusetts.

In those trends, you can see the foundation of a possible after-Trump conservative majority that is multiethnic and middle class and populist, an expansive coalition rather than a white and aging rump. And the competitiveness of the existing Trump coalition, the fact that he wasn’t simply routed as the polls had predicted and his party came through the election in better-than-expected shape, makes it less likely that his would-be successors will try to rewind the clock to 2012. Instead, they will promise to reassemble his populist coalition as a first step, rather than trying to rebuild around the now-Democratic-trending mass upper class.

But if Trump’s coalition was competitive, Trump himself was defeated, no less than Romney in 2012. So the question for Republican politicians auditioning to be Trumpists after Trump is whether they actually have a plan to (with apologies to President-elect Joe Biden) build back bigger, to make the right-populist coalition the majority it could be rather than the strong minority it is.

The optimist’s take is that the way to do this is clear: Trump was at his most unpopular when he behaved grotesquely and ceded policymaking to the Republican old guard, so his would-be successors need to act less like tin-pot tyrants, eschew the ranting and the insults, and also make good on some of the policy promises Trump left by the wayside. A populism 2.0 that doesn’t alienate as many people with its rhetoric, that promises more support for families and domestic industry, that accepts universal health care and attacks monopolies and keeps low-skilled immigration low, all while confronting China and avoiding Middle East entanglements and fighting elite progressivism tooth and nail — there’s your new Republican majority.

But there are other possibilities. One is that some of the voters who turned out for the GOP in the last two presidential cycles were drawn in by Trump’s celebrity charisma as much as by any of his policy arguments — that if he alienated suburban women with his finger-in-your-eye behavior, it also helped elevate his appeal with the country’s disaffected blocs. In which case you can’t just shave off the rough edges and expect a different politician to claim the same support. Rural white voters in Wisconsin who felt forgotten by both parties, or Latino men around Miami alienated by wokeness, or for that matter the rebellious grassroots conservatives who backed Trump’s 2016 primary campaign — do any of them respond the same way to a Republican who has picked up the language of populism but comes across as a stuffed shirt rather than a tough guy, a nerd rather than a tycoon, a politician rather than a star?

Then even if it were possible for another Republican to claim and expand his coalition, it’s not clear that Trump himself will let that happen. For one thing, he might run again, and he will certainly keep that possibility open — which means all his would-be successors will need to jockey for his favor, or at least avoid blasts of wrath from Mar-a-Lago. It’s always been clear that Trump would nurture a stab-in-the-back narrative should he lose; now that we know that the race was genuinely close in several key states, his stolen-election narrative may be potent enough to push conservatism toward the fever swamps and away from a constructive populism, a Trumpism that can win.

So Trump will exit the presidency with a complicated and uncertain legacy — as both the man who opened the way to a possible populist majority, and (for the next four years, at least) one of the biggest potential obstacles for Republicans who want to tread that path.

Way back in the days after the 2012 election, the last Republican presidential defeat, all the conventional wisdom in American politics converged on a simple idea: The GOP was doomed as a national institution unless it became, in effect, a moderate party of the business class, stiff-arming social conservatives and wooing Hispanic voters by promising more liberal immigration laws.

Way back in the days after the 2012 election, the last Republican presidential defeat, all the conventional wisdom in American politics converged on a simple idea: The GOP was doomed as a national institution unless it became, in effect, a moderate party of the business class, stiff-arming social conservatives and wooing Hispanic voters by promising more liberal immigration laws. Against this consensus, a few observers made dissenting points: First, a lot of working-class white voters who tilted Republican had stayed home amid Mitt Romney’s business-class campaign in 2012, and second, the Hispanic vote was hardly a single-issue-voting, pro-immigration monolith. So it was as easy to imagine Republicans surviving in a changing country by simply becoming more populist on economic issues as it was to imagine them moving in the more libertarian direction favored by the party’s donors and consultants. After two national elections with Donald Trump at the top of the ticket, those dissenters can claim a lot of vindication. For the second presidential cycle in a row, notwithstanding plague, economic crisis and his own immense faults, Trump was a competitive candidate with a coalition that was more blue-collar and nonwhite than the Republican vote in 2012. Relative to four years ago, he turned out even more whites without college degrees in many states (even as his share of the white working class may have slipped a little bit overall) and increased his support from African Americans and in heavily Hispanic areas — not just in the Cuban parts of Florida, but in regions as different as southern Texas and Lawrence, Massachusetts. In those trends, you can see the foundation of a possible after-Trump conservative majority that is multiethnic and middle class and populist, an expansive coalition rather than a white and aging rump. And the competitiveness of the existing Trump coalition, the fact that he wasn’t simply routed as the polls had predicted and his party came through the election in better-than-expected shape, makes it less likely that his would-be successors will try to rewind the clock to 2012. Instead, they will promise to reassemble his populist coalition as a first step, rather than trying to rebuild around the now-Democratic-trending mass upper class. But if Trump’s coalition was competitive, Trump himself was defeated, no less than Romney in 2012. So the question for Republican politicians auditioning to be Trumpists after Trump is whether they actually have a plan to (with apologies to President-elect Joe Biden) build back bigger, to make the right-populist coalition the majority it could be rather than the strong minority it is. The optimist’s take is that the way to do this is clear: Trump was at his most unpopular when he behaved grotesquely and ceded policymaking to the Republican old guard, so his would-be successors need to act less like tin-pot tyrants, eschew the ranting and the insults, and also make good on some of the policy promises Trump left by the wayside. A populism 2.0 that doesn’t alienate as many people with its rhetoric, that promises more support for families and domestic industry, that accepts universal health care and attacks monopolies and keeps low-skilled immigration low, all while confronting China and avoiding Middle East entanglements and fighting elite progressivism tooth and nail — there’s your new Republican majority. But there are other possibilities. One is that some of the voters who turned out for the GOP in the last two presidential cycles were drawn in by Trump’s celebrity charisma as much as by any of his policy arguments — that if he alienated suburban women with his finger-in-your-eye behavior, it also helped elevate his appeal with the country’s disaffected blocs. In which case you can’t just shave off the rough edges and expect a different politician to claim the same support. Rural white voters in Wisconsin who felt forgotten by both parties, or Latino men around Miami alienated by wokeness, or for that matter the rebellious grassroots conservatives who backed Trump’s 2016 primary campaign — do any of them respond the same way to a Republican who has picked up the language of populism but comes across as a stuffed shirt rather than a tough guy, a nerd rather than a tycoon, a politician rather than a star? Then even if it were possible for another Republican to claim and expand his coalition, it’s not clear that Trump himself will let that happen. For one thing, he might run again, and he will certainly keep that possibility open — which means all his would-be successors will need to jockey for his favor, or at least avoid blasts of wrath from Mar-a-Lago. It’s always been clear that Trump would nurture a stab-in-the-back narrative should he lose; now that we know that the race was genuinely close in several key states, his stolen-election narrative may be potent enough to push conservatism toward the fever swamps and away from a constructive populism, a Trumpism that can win. So Trump will exit the presidency with a complicated and uncertain legacy — as both the man who opened the way to a possible populist majority, and (for the next four years, at least) one of the biggest potential obstacles for Republicans who want to tread that path.

Is there a Trumpism after Trump?

After a long and tense wait, it is finally clear that Democratic <a href="https://www.wionews.com/topics/joe-biden">Joe Biden </a>will be the next president of the United States. The results came out after it was declared by various US media houses that Biden has claimed the decisive state of Pennsylvania. Later, Biden secured victory in the state of Nevada too, stretching his electoral count to 290, which is 19 more than the mandatory 271.

Meanwhile, wishes from several prominent leaders poured in for the former vice president and the next Vice President <a href="https://www.wionews.com/topics/kamala-harris">Kamala Harris</a>.&nbsp;

Canadian PM Justin Trudeau was one of the first leaders to congratulate Biden on his victory, saying he "really looks forward to working together".&nbsp;

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Indian Prime Minister also wished both Biden and Harris via Twitter, saying he looks "forward to working closely together" to take bilateral relations to "greater heights".

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Congratulations <a href="https://twitter.com/JoeBiden?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@JoeBiden</a> on your spectacular victory! As the VP, your contribution to strengthening Indo-US relations was critical and invaluable. I look forward to working closely together once again to take India-US relations to greater heights. <a href="https://t.co/yAOCEcs9bN">pic.twitter.com/yAOCEcs9bN</a>
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) <a href="https://twitter.com/narendramodi/status/1325145433828593664?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 7, 2020</a></blockquote>
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He also wished Harris saying her "success is pathbreaking, and a matter of immense pride not just for your chittis, but also for all Indian-Americans."

"I am confident that the vibrant India-US ties will get even stronger with your support and leadership".

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Director-General of the World Health Organization, who has been in cross-hairs with Donald Trump over the issue of the coronavirus pandemic, also tweeted in support of Biden saying, "Congratulations to President-elect&nbsp;@JoeBiden&nbsp;&amp; Vice President-Elect @KamalaHarris! My&nbsp;@WHO&nbsp;colleagues and I look forward to working with you and your teams. Crises like the #COVID19 pandemic show the importance of global solidarity in protecting lives and livelihoods. Together!"

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The Indian President Ram Nath Kovind, too, took to Twitter to congratulate the Democrat duo.

"&nbsp;I wish&nbsp;@JoeBiden&nbsp;a successful tenure and look forward to working with him to further strengthen India-US relations," he tweeted.

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— President of India (@rashtrapatibhvn) <a href="https://twitter.com/rashtrapatibhvn/status/1325149711787982851?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 7, 2020</a></blockquote>
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Hillary Clinton, who ran for the presidency in 2016 against Trump, also congratulated Biden and Harris.&nbsp;

"It's a history-making ticket, a repudiation of Trump, and a new page for America," Clinton wrote on Twitter.&nbsp;

"Thank you to everyone who helped make this happen. Onward, together."

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It's a history-making ticket, a repudiation of Trump, and a new page for America. 
 
Thank you to everyone who helped make this happen. Onward, together. <a href="https://t.co/YlDY9TJONs">pic.twitter.com/YlDY9TJONs</a>
— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) <a href="https://twitter.com/HillaryClinton/status/1325118585434468353?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 7, 2020</a></blockquote>
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Indian leaders were also not behind in wishing Biden as senior Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Shashi Tharoor.

"I'm confident that he will unite America and provide it with a strong sense of direction," Gandhi in a tweet said.&nbsp;

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— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) <a href="https://twitter.com/RahulGandhi/status/1325123569240559617?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 7, 2020</a></blockquote>
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— Shashi Tharoor (@ShashiTharoor) <a href="https://twitter.com/ShashiTharoor/status/1325132600139149312?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 7, 2020</a></blockquote>
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Ireland Prime Minister Taoiseach Micheál Martin described Biden as "a true friend to this nation" in his congratulatory message.&nbsp;

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— Micheál Martin (@MichealMartinTD) <a href="https://twitter.com/MichealMartinTD/status/1325115676873388035?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 7, 2020</a></blockquote>
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He ran a campaign on the values that we in the United Kingdom share - decency, integrity, compassion and strength.
— Keir Starmer (@Keir_Starmer) <a href="https://twitter.com/Keir_Starmer/status/1325116305540780032?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 7, 2020</a></blockquote>
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UK's top opposition leader Keir Starmer said the president-elect had run a campaign on "the values that we in the United Kingdom share - decency, integrity, compassion and strength".

Pakistan's Prime Minister, Imran Khan, too, congratulated Joe Biden and said he looks&nbsp;"forward to President-Elect Biden's Global Summit on Democracy &amp; working with him to end illegal tax havens &amp; stealth of nation's wealth by corrupt ldrs."

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The tech giant Bill Gates also joined in and sent his wishes to the President-elect and the Vice president-elect. He also thanked the various campaign employees and volunteers who helped Americans to register and vote. "Congratulations to President-Elect Biden and Vice President-Elect Harris. Thank you to the election officials and campaign workers who worked tirelessly to ensure a record number of Americans could cast a ballot and have it counted during such a challenging time for our country," he tweeted.

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Tibetan spiritual guru Dalai Lama wrote a letter to the President-elect appreciating America's value of democracy and said, "Humanity places great hope in the democratic vision and leadership of the US as leader of the free world. Particularly in these challenging times, I hope you will be able to contribute to shaping a more peaceful world in which people suffering poverty and injustice find relief."

Further, he thanked Biden for&nbsp;"support for the Tibetan people, during your time in Congress and the previous administration, as well as for your statement in September this year. It has been the Tibetan people`s good fortune to have received the friendship and encouragement of the American people and their respective Presidents in our endeavor to protect and preserve our ancient Buddhist culture -- a culture of peace, non-violence and compassion -- that has great potential to benefit humanity as a whole," he said.

The&nbsp;Nobel Peace Laureate also appreciated Biden's choice of Vice President-elect saying, "May I also commend you for your choice of a woman, Kamala Harris, to be your Vice President."

After a long and tense wait, it is finally clear that Democratic Joe Biden will be the next president of the United States. The results came out after it was declared by various US media houses that Biden has claimed the decisive state of Pennsylvania.

After a long and tense wait, it is finally clear that Democratic Joe Biden will be the next president of the United States. The results came out after it was declared by various US media houses that Biden has claimed the decisive state of Pennsylvania. Later, Biden secured victory in the state of Nevada too, stretching his electoral count to 290, which is 19 more than the mandatory 271. Meanwhile, wishes from several prominent leaders poured in for the former vice president and the next Vice President Kamala Harris. Canadian PM Justin Trudeau was one of the first leaders to congratulate Biden on his victory, saying he "really looks forward to working together". Congratulations, @JoeBiden and @KamalaHarris. Our two countries are close friends, partners, and allies. We share a relationship that’s unique on the world stage. I’m really looking forward to working together and building on that with you both. — Justin Trudeau (@JustinTrudeau) November 7, 2020 × Indian Prime Minister also wished both Biden and Harris via Twitter, saying he looks "forward to working closely together" to take bilateral relations to "greater heights". Congratulations @JoeBiden on your spectacular victory! As the VP, your contribution to strengthening Indo-US relations was critical and invaluable. I look forward to working closely together once again to take India-US relations to greater heights. pic.twitter.com/yAOCEcs9bN — Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) November 7, 2020 × He also wished Harris saying her "success is pathbreaking, and a matter of immense pride not just for your chittis, but also for all Indian-Americans." "I am confident that the vibrant India-US ties will get even stronger with your support and leadership". Heartiest congratulations @KamalaHarris! Your success is pathbreaking, and a matter of immense pride not just for your chittis, but also for all Indian-Americans. I am confident that the vibrant India-US ties will get even stronger with your support and leadership. — Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) November 7, 2020 × Director-General of the World Health Organization, who has been in cross-hairs with Donald Trump over the issue of the coronavirus pandemic, also tweeted in support of Biden saying, "Congratulations to President-elect @JoeBiden & Vice President-Elect @KamalaHarris! My @WHO colleagues and I look forward to working with you and your teams. Crises like the #COVID19 pandemic show the importance of global solidarity in protecting lives and livelihoods. Together!" Congratulations to President-elect @JoeBiden & Vice President-Elect @KamalaHarris! My @WHO colleagues and I look forward to working with you and your teams. Crises like the #COVID19 pandemic show the importance of global solidarity in protecting lives and livelihoods. Together! — Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (@DrTedros) November 8, 2020 × The Indian President Ram Nath Kovind, too, took to Twitter to congratulate the Democrat duo. " I wish @JoeBiden a successful tenure and look forward to working with him to further strengthen India-US relations," he tweeted. My sincere felicitations to Joseph R. Biden on his election as President of the United States of America and @KamalaHarris, as Vice President. I wish @JoeBiden a successful tenure and look forward to working with him to further strengthen India-US relations. — President of India (@rashtrapatibhvn) November 7, 2020 × Hillary Clinton, who ran for the presidency in 2016 against Trump, also congratulated Biden and Harris. "It's a history-making ticket, a repudiation of Trump, and a new page for America," Clinton wrote on Twitter. "Thank you to everyone who helped make this happen. Onward, together." The voters have spoken, and they have chosen @JoeBiden and @KamalaHarris to be our next president and vice president. It's a history-making ticket, a repudiation of Trump, and a new page for America. Thank you to everyone who helped make this happen. Onward, together. pic.twitter.com/YlDY9TJONs — Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) November 7, 2020 × Indian leaders were also not behind in wishing Biden as senior Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Shashi Tharoor. "I'm confident that he will unite America and provide it with a strong sense of direction," Gandhi in a tweet said. Congratulations to President-elect @JoeBiden. I’m confident that he will unite America and provide it with a strong sense of direction. — Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) November 7, 2020 × All Indian democrats will echo this sentiment as we join @RahulGandhi in applauding @JoeBiden & @KamalaHarris. On a personal note, delighted to have a US V-P who enjoys idlis and makes dosas! https://t.co/iRL9IassFi — Shashi Tharoor (@ShashiTharoor) November 7, 2020 × Ireland Prime Minister Taoiseach Micheál Martin described Biden as "a true friend to this nation" in his congratulatory message. I want to congratulate the new President Elect of the USA @JoeBiden Joe Biden has been a true friend of this nation throughout his life and I look forward to working with him in the years ahead. I also look forward to welcoming him back home when the circumstances allow! 🇮🇪 🇺🇸 — Micheál Martin (@MichealMartinTD) November 7, 2020 × Congratulations to @JoeBiden on his election as President of the United States of America. He ran a campaign on the values that we in the United Kingdom share - decency, integrity, compassion and strength. — Keir Starmer (@Keir_Starmer) November 7, 2020 × UK's top opposition leader Keir Starmer said the president-elect had run a campaign on "the values that we in the United Kingdom share - decency, integrity, compassion and strength". Pakistan's Prime Minister, Imran Khan, too, congratulated Joe Biden and said he looks "forward to President-Elect Biden's Global Summit on Democracy & working with him to end illegal tax havens & stealth of nation's wealth by corrupt ldrs." Congratulations @JoeBiden & @KamalaHarris. Look forward to President Elect Biden's Global Summit on Democracy & working with him to end illegal tax havens & stealth of nation's wealth by corrupt ldrs. We will also continue to work with US for peace in Afghanistan & in the region — Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) November 7, 2020 × The tech giant Bill Gates also joined in and sent his wishes to the President-elect and the Vice president-elect. He also thanked the various campaign employees and volunteers who helped Americans to register and vote. "Congratulations to President-Elect Biden and Vice President-Elect Harris. Thank you to the election officials and campaign workers who worked tirelessly to ensure a record number of Americans could cast a ballot and have it counted during such a challenging time for our country," he tweeted. Congratulations to President-Elect Biden and Vice President-Elect Harris. Thank you to the election officials and campaign workers who worked tirelessly to ensure a record number of Americans could cast a ballot and have it counted during such an challenging time for our country. — Bill Gates (@BillGates) November 7, 2020 × Tibetan spiritual guru Dalai Lama wrote a letter to the President-elect appreciating America's value of democracy and said, "Humanity places great hope in the democratic vision and leadership of the US as leader of the free world. Particularly in these challenging times, I hope you will be able to contribute to shaping a more peaceful world in which people suffering poverty and injustice find relief." Further, he thanked Biden for "support for the Tibetan people, during your time in Congress and the previous administration, as well as for your statement in September this year. It has been the Tibetan people`s good fortune to have received the friendship and encouragement of the American people and their respective Presidents in our endeavor to protect and preserve our ancient Buddhist culture -- a culture of peace, non-violence and compassion -- that has great potential to benefit humanity as a whole," he said. The Nobel Peace Laureate also appreciated Biden's choice of Vice President-elect saying, "May I also commend you for your choice of a woman, Kamala Harris, to be your Vice President."

US election 2020: Wishes pour in as Joe Biden wins presidency

People have not historically hustled to spontaneous outdoor dance parties for Joe Biden.

They have not clanged spoons against frying pans in celebration for him, formed triumphant honk-parades along Fifth Avenue for him, made Champagne toasts with strangers in his honor through chants and tears.

“BIDEN!” his supporters shouted outside Manhattan’s Washington Square Park on Saturday, the call echoing from apartment windows and taxis and sidewalk restaurant tables. “JOE BIDEN!”

Joe Biden. That Joe Biden — institutionalist 70-something, incorrigible square, inexhaustible reciter of Irish poetry.

But then, it seems that defeating President Donald Trump can do strange things for a man’s reputation.

See pictures|&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/photos/us-election-result-2020-joe-biden-becomes-president-elect-america-celebrates-341477">Joe Biden becomes President-elect; America celebrates</a>

In Biden’s first hours as president-elect Saturday, many voters who have appraised him through the decades as a particular kind of capital veteran — prone to perpetual windiness, requests for a “point of personal privilege” in casual conversation and digressions about dead senators — appeared ready to greet him as a sort of conquering hero.

“Winners write history,” said Amanda Litman, a former aide to Hillary Clinton’s 2016 campaign and the executive director of Run for Something, a group encouraging Democrats to seek local office. “I think he definitely gets bonus points for doing what no one thought was possible, even when we hoped it was.”

Litman said she had spent the day walking miles across Brooklyn, sobbing in the street and encountering an intersection dance-a-thon, set to “Shout” by the Isley Brothers, that felt airlifted from a wedding reception.

Biden, of course, has not generally been Washington’s leading purveyor of cool. That will not necessarily change over the long term. It is likely that gushing Democratic affection would have awaited anyone who managed to beat Trump.

And yet, this is the person who did it.

See pictures|&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/photos/family-affair-joe-bidens-family-celebrates-his-historical-win-as-president-elect-341649">Joe Biden's family celebrates his historical win as President-elect</a>

If the last two commanders in chief have been phenomenon candidates who became phenomenon presidents, Biden would appear to be ending the trend, comfortable instead with the identity that helped elect him: the man to rein things in a bit, to lower the collective volume before the neighbors complain.

This is someone who does not drink, who does not smoke, who once scolded friends at his own bachelor party for growing too rowdy.

During the campaign, Biden’s team strained to create a mini-cult of personality around him, bragging on his signature accessory (aviators), his signature vice (ice cream), his interest in muscle cars.

“Ridin’ With Biden,” went one slogan that kinda-sorta caught on.

While most of the impromptu gatherings this weekend came in places unaccustomed to Biden-associated revelry — with rollicking bashes from Los Angeles to Washington to most any city in between, cheering Biden and his running mate, Kamala Harris — there was at least one ZIP code for which the embrace was more culmination than novelty.

On Saturday, hundreds of cars jammed into a parking lot outside an events center in Wilmington, Delaware, ferrying in Biden’s friends and fans from the state he represented for 36 years in the Senate for a somewhat socially distanced drive-in rally. They sat on the roofs of their vehicles and played cornhole as they waited. They lugged around oversize American flags and kibitzed in lawn chairs and balanced Champagne flutes on top of their cars. They were proud, they said, of their state’s most famous resident.

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In his speech, Biden was quintessentially himself. After jogging onstage to a chorus of car honks, he began with a nod to the fine people of Delaware (“the people who brought me to the dance!”) and then decided to name a few, shouting out assorted local dignitaries like a city council candidate.

He quoted relatives and welcomed Harris and her husband to the Biden family, “like it or not.”

He tried to empathize with Trump voters, noting that he had “lost a couple times myself” in his political day. He acknowledged the present national gravity. He projected humility. He smiled a little.

It had been a long campaign — three, actually, for the presidency alone in his lifetime. He looked out on guests who had seen him lose as often as they’d seen him win.

This time around, the mood was purely festive — so much so that Maureen Whilby had decided to celebrate her 55th birthday on-site, where the fireworks and confetti blasts might as well have been for her, too.

“Best birthday in the world!” she said, several hours before the sky would light up with the words “Biden” and “president elect.” “Never forget this birthday. Unity. Bring us back together. No division.”

Nearby, a cluster of Delawareans stood together wearing T-shirts indicating their past lives as Iowa volunteers for Biden, a reminder of the dark, icy days he spent in a state that rejected him in his 2008 run and did so again in 2020.

“We were a little nervous at that point,” admitted Patti McKelvey, 53, a Pilates and yoga teacher from Wilmington. “But we were still 100% backing Joe.”

State Rep. Krista Griffith — “I’m Joe Biden’s state representative,” she noted — also made the trek to Iowa. This, she suggested, was more fun.

“We all know him,” she said Saturday. “We just can’t wait for the rest of the country to experience that.”

People have not historically hustled to spontaneous outdoor dance parties for Joe Biden. They have not clanged spoons against frying pans in celebration for him, formed triumphant honk-parades along Fifth Avenue for him, made Champagne toasts with strangers in his honor through chants and tears.

People have not historically hustled to spontaneous outdoor dance parties for Joe Biden. They have not clanged spoons against frying pans in celebration for him, formed triumphant honk-parades along Fifth Avenue for him, made Champagne toasts with strangers in his honor through chants and tears. “BIDEN!” his supporters shouted outside Manhattan’s Washington Square Park on Saturday, the call echoing from apartment windows and taxis and sidewalk restaurant tables. “JOE BIDEN!” Joe Biden. That Joe Biden — institutionalist 70-something, incorrigible square, inexhaustible reciter of Irish poetry. But then, it seems that defeating President Donald Trump can do strange things for a man’s reputation. See pictures| Joe Biden becomes President-elect; America celebrates In Biden’s first hours as president-elect Saturday, many voters who have appraised him through the decades as a particular kind of capital veteran — prone to perpetual windiness, requests for a “point of personal privilege” in casual conversation and digressions about dead senators — appeared ready to greet him as a sort of conquering hero. “Winners write history,” said Amanda Litman, a former aide to Hillary Clinton’s 2016 campaign and the executive director of Run for Something, a group encouraging Democrats to seek local office. “I think he definitely gets bonus points for doing what no one thought was possible, even when we hoped it was.” Litman said she had spent the day walking miles across Brooklyn, sobbing in the street and encountering an intersection dance-a-thon, set to “Shout” by the Isley Brothers, that felt airlifted from a wedding reception. Biden, of course, has not generally been Washington’s leading purveyor of cool. That will not necessarily change over the long term. It is likely that gushing Democratic affection would have awaited anyone who managed to beat Trump. And yet, this is the person who did it. See pictures| Joe Biden's family celebrates his historical win as President-elect If the last two commanders in chief have been phenomenon candidates who became phenomenon presidents, Biden would appear to be ending the trend, comfortable instead with the identity that helped elect him: the man to rein things in a bit, to lower the collective volume before the neighbors complain. This is someone who does not drink, who does not smoke, who once scolded friends at his own bachelor party for growing too rowdy. During the campaign, Biden’s team strained to create a mini-cult of personality around him, bragging on his signature accessory (aviators), his signature vice (ice cream), his interest in muscle cars. “Ridin’ With Biden,” went one slogan that kinda-sorta caught on. While most of the impromptu gatherings this weekend came in places unaccustomed to Biden-associated revelry — with rollicking bashes from Los Angeles to Washington to most any city in between, cheering Biden and his running mate, Kamala Harris — there was at least one ZIP code for which the embrace was more culmination than novelty. On Saturday, hundreds of cars jammed into a parking lot outside an events center in Wilmington, Delaware, ferrying in Biden’s friends and fans from the state he represented for 36 years in the Senate for a somewhat socially distanced drive-in rally. They sat on the roofs of their vehicles and played cornhole as they waited. They lugged around oversize American flags and kibitzed in lawn chairs and balanced Champagne flutes on top of their cars. They were proud, they said, of their state’s most famous resident. See pictures| President-elect Joe Biden holds drive-in victory celebrations In his speech, Biden was quintessentially himself. After jogging onstage to a chorus of car honks, he began with a nod to the fine people of Delaware (“the people who brought me to the dance!”) and then decided to name a few, shouting out assorted local dignitaries like a city council candidate. He quoted relatives and welcomed Harris and her husband to the Biden family, “like it or not.” He tried to empathize with Trump voters, noting that he had “lost a couple times myself” in his political day. He acknowledged the present national gravity. He projected humility. He smiled a little. It had been a long campaign — three, actually, for the presidency alone in his lifetime. He looked out on guests who had seen him lose as often as they’d seen him win. This time around, the mood was purely festive — so much so that Maureen Whilby had decided to celebrate her 55th birthday on-site, where the fireworks and confetti blasts might as well have been for her, too. “Best birthday in the world!” she said, several hours before the sky would light up with the words “Biden” and “president elect.” “Never forget this birthday. Unity. Bring us back together. No division.” Nearby, a cluster of Delawareans stood together wearing T-shirts indicating their past lives as Iowa volunteers for Biden, a reminder of the dark, icy days he spent in a state that rejected him in his 2008 run and did so again in 2020. “We were a little nervous at that point,” admitted Patti McKelvey, 53, a Pilates and yoga teacher from Wilmington. “But we were still 100% backing Joe.” State Rep. Krista Griffith — “I’m Joe Biden’s state representative,” she noted — also made the trek to Iowa. This, she suggested, was more fun. “We all know him,” she said Saturday. “We just can’t wait for the rest of the country to experience that.”

Dancing in the streets, and a parking lot, for Joe Biden

It took forever for the results of US election 2020 to come out, but in a sudden fashion, various US media organisations declare Joe Biden as the next president of the United States after he gained a decisive lead in the state of Pennsylvania.&nbsp;

And several Twitter users were not in any mood to give <a href="https://www.wionews.com/topics/donald-trump">Donald Trump </a>any respite as the social media giant suddenly accumulated various humorous posts on him.&nbsp;

One of the posts that went viral was shared by UK's The Guardian, in which a cartoon was made of democracy saying to Trump: "You're fired!" referring to Trump's style of ousting people.&nbsp;

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Betsy DeVos - "YOU'RE FIRED!" 
Jared Kushner - "YOU'RE FIRED!" 
Mike Pence - "YOU'RE FIRED!" 
Stephen Miller - "YOU'RE FIRED!" 
Ivanka Trump - "YOU'RE FIRED!" 
William Barr - "YOU'RE FIRED!" 
Hate, Lies, Fear - "YOU'RE FIRED!" 
 
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The word "you're fired" was one of the most trending keywords on Twitter with several users posting images, videos and text posts based on it.&nbsp;

WWE's Vince McMahon saying "you're fired" to Trump was also garnering a lot of hits.

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Songs like "are you ready to go" targetting Trump on Twitter were also getting viral as people cracked jokes on 'Donnie'.&nbsp;

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A user also shared a group of t-shirt collections which has "you're fired" written on it.&nbsp;

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Hey Donnie, <a href="https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@realDonaldTrump</a> 
The latest fashion... <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/YOUREFIRED?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#YOUREFIRED</a> <a href="https://t.co/kwT0PpplRK">pic.twitter.com/kwT0PpplRK</a>
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Here are some of the other witty posts.&nbsp;

Meanwhile, despite the verdict, Trump is not expected to leave presidency easily as he continued to make false claims that the election has been rigged and in the latest post, he tweeted that he won the election, "by a lot", a claim that was again labelled by the platform for not being factually correct.&nbsp;

It took forever for the results of US election 2020 to come out, but in a sudden fashion, various US media organisations declare Joe Biden as the next president of the United States after he gained a decisive lead in the state of Pennsylvania.

It took forever for the results of US election 2020 to come out, but in a sudden fashion, various US media organisations declare Joe Biden as the next president of the United States after he gained a decisive lead in the state of Pennsylvania. And several Twitter users were not in any mood to give Donald Trump any respite as the social media giant suddenly accumulated various humorous posts on him. One of the posts that went viral was shared by UK's The Guardian, in which a cartoon was made of democracy saying to Trump: "You're fired!" referring to Trump's style of ousting people. Betsy DeVos - "YOU'RE FIRED!" Jared Kushner - "YOU'RE FIRED!" Mike Pence - "YOU'RE FIRED!" Stephen Miller - "YOU'RE FIRED!" Ivanka Trump - "YOU'RE FIRED!" William Barr - "YOU'RE FIRED!" Hate, Lies, Fear - "YOU'RE FIRED!" Donald J. Trump - "YOU'RE FIRED!" pic.twitter.com/wZp2qTFekb — ꪀꪀꪀꪖꪗꪖꪀꪀꪀ³⁴ 🧩 (@nyn_axax) November 7, 2020 × The word "you're fired" was one of the most trending keywords on Twitter with several users posting images, videos and text posts based on it. WWE's Vince McMahon saying "you're fired" to Trump was also garnering a lot of hits. Dude wasent even the best saying you’re fired that’s vinny Mac line pic.twitter.com/fbXIbbYwwe — Doe_LetMeOut (@NonFiction23) November 7, 2020 × Songs like "are you ready to go" targetting Trump on Twitter were also getting viral as people cracked jokes on 'Donnie'. Wassup Donnie! pic.twitter.com/VA9cuhiEfE — Alicia☁️ (@axlicixa) November 7, 2020 × A user also shared a group of t-shirt collections which has "you're fired" written on it. Hey Donnie, @realDonaldTrump The latest fashion... #YOUREFIRED pic.twitter.com/kwT0PpplRK — Mrs. ⭕Ghasem (@MrsGhasem) November 7, 2020 × Here are some of the other witty posts. Meanwhile, despite the verdict, Trump is not expected to leave presidency easily as he continued to make false claims that the election has been rigged and in the latest post, he tweeted that he won the election, "by a lot", a claim that was again labelled by the platform for not being factually correct.

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As Donald Trump and Joe Biden continue their tussle for power, the US is witnessing a major spike in cases of the Wuhan Coronavirus. Palki Sharma Upadhyay tells you more about America's second wave.

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The Trump camp has lost two legal fights over claims of voter fraud. But on the internet, Trump's claims have taken a life of their own. Palki Sharma Upadhyay takes you inside the alternative reality of the US election, where Americans believe voter fraud is real.

Gravitas: Trump's claims of voter fraud take a life of their own

Georgia's Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger on Friday (November 6) said he expects a recount due to the small margin for the presidential election in the battleground state, where Democrat Joe Biden has a small lead over President Donald Trump of just over 1,000 votes.

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There is an equal amount of chaos at the White House as there are in the world due to the long wait for the result of the November 3 vote.

In the run up to the much-awaited outcome, two top officials in the Trump administration have been dropped -- without explanation. And the president's office expects a few more.

President Donald Trump has demoted the nation's top federal energy regulator. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission announced Thursday evening that Trump had replaced Neil Chatterjee, the agency's chairman.

Analysts are of the opinion that the demotion is likely linked to Chatterjee's recent support for clean energy.

Chatterjee has recently backed policies that support electric vehicles, rooftop solar and other clean energy solutions. Trump, on the other hand, has fiercely backed coal -- a fuel source that is rapidly losing ground to solar and wind.

Trump is replacing Chatterjee as chairman with James Danly, who became a commissioner in March and opposed recent FERC orders that would support clean energy. Chatterjee will remain a FERC commissioner.

The other demotion is of Bonnie Glick, the second highest-ranking official at the US Agency for International Development. She was ousted Friday.

Glick's removal from the deputy administrator post came the same day that John Barsa's term as acting administrator of the agency expired under the Federal Vacancies Reform Act.

Sources believe that she was fired so he could remain at the helm.

According to CNN, Glick received a note from the White House on Friday afternoon telling her that she needed to resign by 5 pm or she would be terminated without cause at the pleasure of the president.

It is now suspected at USAID Barsa would be replacing Glick in an acting capacity.

The biggest name, however, to appear in this list is of Defense Secretary Mark Esper's.

He has reportedly prepared his resignation letter in anticipation that Trump will fire him if he wins reelection.&nbsp;

A report, published in October, had suggested that Esper along with FBI Director Christopher Wray and CIA Director Gina Haspel were all on Trump's chopping block if he claims victory in the 2020 presidential race.

To this end, Esper already has his letter ready if Trump beats Biden, NBC News has reported.

Esper reportedly aggravted Trump over the summer when he distanced himself from the idea of sending active-duty soldiers into the streets to combat anti-racism protests all over the country, spurred by George Floyd's death.

According to Daily Mail, both Wray and Haspel are almost unanimously 'despised and distrusted' by Trump's inner circle. Hence, it is speculated that firing Wray, who has been in charge of the FBI since 2017, will reportedly be Trump's first course of action, followed by the ousting of Haspel from the CIA -- that is, if he wins.

Trump reportedly would have fired them both already, sources say, had it not been for the November 3 election.

There is an equal amount of chaos at the White House as there are in the world due to the long wait for the result of the November 3 vote. In the run up to the much-awaited outcome, two top officials in the Trump administration have been dropped -- without explanation.

There is an equal amount of chaos at the White House as there are in the world due to the long wait for the result of the November 3 vote. In the run up to the much-awaited outcome, two top officials in the Trump administration have been dropped -- without explanation. And the president's office expects a few more. President Donald Trump has demoted the nation's top federal energy regulator. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission announced Thursday evening that Trump had replaced Neil Chatterjee, the agency's chairman. Analysts are of the opinion that the demotion is likely linked to Chatterjee's recent support for clean energy. Chatterjee has recently backed policies that support electric vehicles, rooftop solar and other clean energy solutions. Trump, on the other hand, has fiercely backed coal -- a fuel source that is rapidly losing ground to solar and wind. Trump is replacing Chatterjee as chairman with James Danly, who became a commissioner in March and opposed recent FERC orders that would support clean energy. Chatterjee will remain a FERC commissioner. The other demotion is of Bonnie Glick, the second highest-ranking official at the US Agency for International Development. She was ousted Friday. Glick's removal from the deputy administrator post came the same day that John Barsa's term as acting administrator of the agency expired under the Federal Vacancies Reform Act. Sources believe that she was fired so he could remain at the helm. According to CNN, Glick received a note from the White House on Friday afternoon telling her that she needed to resign by 5 pm or she would be terminated without cause at the pleasure of the president. It is now suspected at USAID Barsa would be replacing Glick in an acting capacity. The biggest name, however, to appear in this list is of Defense Secretary Mark Esper's. He has reportedly prepared his resignation letter in anticipation that Trump will fire him if he wins reelection. A report, published in October, had suggested that Esper along with FBI Director Christopher Wray and CIA Director Gina Haspel were all on Trump's chopping block if he claims victory in the 2020 presidential race. To this end, Esper already has his letter ready if Trump beats Biden, NBC News has reported. Esper reportedly aggravted Trump over the summer when he distanced himself from the idea of sending active-duty soldiers into the streets to combat anti-racism protests all over the country, spurred by George Floyd's death. According to Daily Mail, both Wray and Haspel are almost unanimously 'despised and distrusted' by Trump's inner circle. Hence, it is speculated that firing Wray, who has been in charge of the FBI since 2017, will reportedly be Trump's first course of action, followed by the ousting of Haspel from the CIA -- that is, if he wins. Trump reportedly would have fired them both already, sources say, had it not been for the November 3 election.

Two White House officials ousted, few in line as US election count drags on

Donald Trump's Democratic rival Joe Biden said he would he waste no time in addressing the Covid pandemic upon taking office, as he closed in on winning the US presidency.

"I want everyone, everyone to know on day one we're going to put our plan to control this virus into action," Biden said in a late night address Friday from his hometown Wilmington, in Delaware.

Biden expressed confidence that he would defeat President Donald Trump as vote counting dragged on from Tuesday's election but stopped short of declaring himself the winner. He pledged to unite a bitterly divided nation.

The virus has killed more than 231,000 Americans and infected over 9 million others.

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"It's time for us to come together as a nation to heal," Biden said, adding it was "clear and convincing" that he is going to win the race for the White House.

"We don't have the final declaration victory yet. But the numbers tell us it is clear... Clear and convincing story. We are going to win this race," he said.

As per the latest projections, Biden has 264 electoral college votes and Trump trails behind with 213. Biden was leading in four of the five key battleground states where counting of ballots was still going on. Trump was trailing behind Biden in Arizona (by 38,455 votes), Georgia (4,224), Nevada (22,657) and Pennsylvania (19,500) but leading in North Carolina with 76,587 votes.

To be declared the winner of the US election, either of the two candidates needs at least 270 of the 538 electoral college votes.

Donald Trump's Democratic rival Joe Biden said he would he waste no time in addressing the Covid pandemic upon taking office, as he closed in on winning the US presidency.

Donald Trump's Democratic rival Joe Biden said he would he waste no time in addressing the Covid pandemic upon taking office, as he closed in on winning the US presidency. "I want everyone, everyone to know on day one we're going to put our plan to control this virus into action," Biden said in a late night address Friday from his hometown Wilmington, in Delaware. Biden expressed confidence that he would defeat President Donald Trump as vote counting dragged on from Tuesday's election but stopped short of declaring himself the winner. He pledged to unite a bitterly divided nation. The virus has killed more than 231,000 Americans and infected over 9 million others. × "It's time for us to come together as a nation to heal," Biden said, adding it was "clear and convincing" that he is going to win the race for the White House. "We don't have the final declaration victory yet. But the numbers tell us it is clear... Clear and convincing story. We are going to win this race," he said. As per the latest projections, Biden has 264 electoral college votes and Trump trails behind with 213. Biden was leading in four of the five key battleground states where counting of ballots was still going on. Trump was trailing behind Biden in Arizona (by 38,455 votes), Georgia (4,224), Nevada (22,657) and Pennsylvania (19,500) but leading in North Carolina with 76,587 votes. To be declared the winner of the US election, either of the two candidates needs at least 270 of the 538 electoral college votes.

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Democrat Joe Biden expanded his narrow leads over President Donald Trump in the battleground states of Pennsylvania and Georgia on Friday, putting him on the verge of winning the White House three days after polls closed.

Biden close to White House victory as he builds leads in Pennsylvania, Georgia

Three days after polls closed, the United States and the world still do not have final results from the presidential election, although Democrat Joe Biden was on the brink of unseating Donald Trump.

The wait has fueled tension across the polarized nation, with Trump alleging without evidence that Democrats are engineering fraud.

But the delay was widely expected, often for reasons specific to individual states, which under the US system each conduct their own polls:

- Competitive states take longer -

California, the nation's most populous state, was quickly called for Biden after polls closed Tuesday. But such calls are in fact projections by news outlets rather than official results, meaning that it takes longer to get an accurate picture in narrowly divided states.

"The closer the races, the longer it takes," Kathy Boockvar, secretary of the vital state of Pennsylvania, explained to reporters.

States also have diverse deadlines on receiving absentee ballots, especially those coming from the military or other citizens living overseas.

North Carolina has held off on counting at least 171,000 ballots -- which could make the difference -- as by law it accepts votes that arrive by mail through November 12 so long as they were postmarked by Election Day.

Similarly, Nevada, which also has a tight race, will count ballots postmarked by Election Day so long as they arrive by November 10.

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Also causing delays are provisional ballots, which are issued to voters if there is confusion about their registration and need verification.

- Deluge of mail-in ballots -

With concerns about the Covid-19 pandemic, states accustomed to limited numbers of absentee votes have been deluged with ballots mailed by citizens who do not want to risk voting in person.

Some 65.2 million of the record 160 million Americans who voted this year did so by mail, according to an estimate of the US Elections Project.

In Pennsylvania, the Republican-led legislature rejected an effort to let authorities count ahead of Election Day, contributing to the scenario in which its biggest city Philadelphia -- a Democratic stronghold -- reported returns last.

Some places have unique factors delaying vote-counting such as Chatham County in tightly fought Georgia, where an election division and a registration board separately look at ballots.

- Legal challenges -

The Trump campaign has seized on the delay to demand a halt to counting in states where it is behind, notably Pennsylvania whose Republican Party approached the US Supreme Court.

Republicans had been fighting for months against allowing Pennsylvania to count ballots postmarked by Election Day if they arrive by Friday.

In Wisconsin, where Biden eked out a narrow victory in results made known by early Wednesday, the Supreme Court ruled that only votes received by Election Day would count.

Most states allow rival parties to observe counting but challenges on the rules have taken time, with Trump's supporters taking particular issue with Philadelphia's rule that watchers stay at least 15 feet (4.5 meters) away due to Covid risks.

Three days after polls closed, the United States and the world still do not have final results from the presidential election, although Democrat Joe Biden was on the brink of unseating Donald Trump.

Three days after polls closed, the United States and the world still do not have final results from the presidential election, although Democrat Joe Biden was on the brink of unseating Donald Trump. The wait has fueled tension across the polarized nation, with Trump alleging without evidence that Democrats are engineering fraud. But the delay was widely expected, often for reasons specific to individual states, which under the US system each conduct their own polls: - Competitive states take longer - California, the nation's most populous state, was quickly called for Biden after polls closed Tuesday. But such calls are in fact projections by news outlets rather than official results, meaning that it takes longer to get an accurate picture in narrowly divided states. "The closer the races, the longer it takes," Kathy Boockvar, secretary of the vital state of Pennsylvania, explained to reporters. States also have diverse deadlines on receiving absentee ballots, especially those coming from the military or other citizens living overseas. North Carolina has held off on counting at least 171,000 ballots -- which could make the difference -- as by law it accepts votes that arrive by mail through November 12 so long as they were postmarked by Election Day. Similarly, Nevada, which also has a tight race, will count ballots postmarked by Election Day so long as they arrive by November 10. × Also causing delays are provisional ballots, which are issued to voters if there is confusion about their registration and need verification. - Deluge of mail-in ballots - With concerns about the Covid-19 pandemic, states accustomed to limited numbers of absentee votes have been deluged with ballots mailed by citizens who do not want to risk voting in person. Some 65.2 million of the record 160 million Americans who voted this year did so by mail, according to an estimate of the US Elections Project. In Pennsylvania, the Republican-led legislature rejected an effort to let authorities count ahead of Election Day, contributing to the scenario in which its biggest city Philadelphia -- a Democratic stronghold -- reported returns last. Some places have unique factors delaying vote-counting such as Chatham County in tightly fought Georgia, where an election division and a registration board separately look at ballots. - Legal challenges - The Trump campaign has seized on the delay to demand a halt to counting in states where it is behind, notably Pennsylvania whose Republican Party approached the US Supreme Court. Republicans had been fighting for months against allowing Pennsylvania to count ballots postmarked by Election Day if they arrive by Friday. In Wisconsin, where Biden eked out a narrow victory in results made known by early Wednesday, the Supreme Court ruled that only votes received by Election Day would count. Most states allow rival parties to observe counting but challenges on the rules have taken time, with Trump's supporters taking particular issue with Philadelphia's rule that watchers stay at least 15 feet (4.5 meters) away due to Covid risks.

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<a href="https://www.wionews.com/topics/donald-trump">Donald Trump's</a>&nbsp;chief of staff, Mark Meadows, has reportedly tested positive for coronavirus. The news broke out after it was reported that Meadows has told his close associates about him contracting the deadly virus.

Meadows told a handful of people who are his close advisors moments after the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/us-election">US election</a>&nbsp;2020. It is not yet clear as to when did the Chief of Staff get his report.

There has not been any information provided about whether or not he has shown symptoms for COVID-19. There is also no update about his health condition after contracting the virus.

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He was last seen in close proximity to hundreds of people when Donald Trump had visited the headquarters of his re-election campaign on Tuesday.

An official statement from the White House and Meadows' office is still awaited.

Meadows' positive report has added to the massive outbreak of the novel coronavirus in the White House after an alleged super-spreader event was held to officially welcome the new Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett by Donald Trump.

The event had led to President Donald Trump and the First Lady Melania Trump, too, testing positive. Donald Trump was admitted to the military hospital where he stayed for a few days till he recovered. The First Couple's youngest son, too, had later tested positive.

Donald Trump's chief of staff, Mark Meadows, has reportedly tested positive for coronavirus. The news broke out after it was reported that Meadows has told his close associates about him contracting the deadly virus.

Donald Trump's chief of staff, Mark Meadows, has reportedly tested positive for coronavirus. The news broke out after it was reported that Meadows has told his close associates about him contracting the deadly virus. Meadows told a handful of people who are his close advisors moments after the US election 2020. It is not yet clear as to when did the Chief of Staff get his report. There has not been any information provided about whether or not he has shown symptoms for COVID-19. There is also no update about his health condition after contracting the virus. US election 2020 result LIVE updates: Biden echoes message of unity as vote counts show him leading in key states He was last seen in close proximity to hundreds of people when Donald Trump had visited the headquarters of his re-election campaign on Tuesday. An official statement from the White House and Meadows' office is still awaited. Meadows' positive report has added to the massive outbreak of the novel coronavirus in the White House after an alleged super-spreader event was held to officially welcome the new Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett by Donald Trump. The event had led to President Donald Trump and the First Lady Melania Trump, too, testing positive. Donald Trump was admitted to the military hospital where he stayed for a few days till he recovered. The First Couple's youngest son, too, had later tested positive.

Donald Trump's chief of staff, Mark Meadows, tests positive for coronavirus: Reports

A college teacher from California has been ordered to stand trial by a US court after he was accused of sending a threatening letter to a health official over the restrictions being imposed to contain the spread of coronavirus pandemic.

The teacher is a 55-year-old who teaches mathematics at a community college in Northern California.&nbsp;Alan Viarengo was arrested from the town of&nbsp;Gilroy and the local police officials confiscated&nbsp;138 firearms, thousands of rounds of ammunition and explosive materials.

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Viarengo will be standing trial for two felony counts of stalking and threatening a public official after he sent nearly 24 threatening letters to the health official, in addition to various email and phone calls, starting from the month of April.&nbsp;

"You will pay a heavy price for your stupidity, (expletive)," one of the letters read, according to local reports.&nbsp;"You must go no matter how you go you stupid (expletive)," and “You are done … it’s over … say goodbye," other letters read.

One of the letters, assumably from the same stalker, also expressed satisfaction that the health official was being harassed and said he is happy and has posted the official's address everywhere.

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The letters were being sent to&nbsp;Santa Clara County Public Health Officer Dr Sara Cody, who is known for being one of the most vocal health experts of the country, especially in the context of the novel coronavirus.

It is also being investigated if the teacher was a member or was in any way associated with the far right-wing group called the&nbsp;Boogaloo movement as he had allegedly sent various slogans from the movement and some of the letters also had stickers of the same. The&nbsp;Boogaloo movement is a loosely organsied far right-wing extremist group. The members promote anti-government, anti-police and pro-guns messages throughout the country.

Through the investigations, it has also been found that accused had also sent a letter of mockery to a widow of a Sherrif who had died in a fire exchange in the line of duty.

A college teacher from California has been ordered to stand trial by a US court after he was accused of sending a threatening letter to a health official over the restrictions being imposed to contain the spread of coronavirus pandemic.

A college teacher from California has been ordered to stand trial by a US court after he was accused of sending a threatening letter to a health official over the restrictions being imposed to contain the spread of coronavirus pandemic. The teacher is a 55-year-old who teaches mathematics at a community college in Northern California. Alan Viarengo was arrested from the town of Gilroy and the local police officials confiscated 138 firearms, thousands of rounds of ammunition and explosive materials. US election 2020 result LIVE updates: Biden echoes message of unity as vote counts show him leading in key states Viarengo will be standing trial for two felony counts of stalking and threatening a public official after he sent nearly 24 threatening letters to the health official, in addition to various email and phone calls, starting from the month of April. "You will pay a heavy price for your stupidity, (expletive)," one of the letters read, according to local reports. "You must go no matter how you go you stupid (expletive)," and “You are done … it’s over … say goodbye," other letters read. One of the letters, assumably from the same stalker, also expressed satisfaction that the health official was being harassed and said he is happy and has posted the official's address everywhere. Also read| Covid-19 cases in US hit record for third day, topping 127,000 The letters were being sent to Santa Clara County Public Health Officer Dr Sara Cody, who is known for being one of the most vocal health experts of the country, especially in the context of the novel coronavirus. It is also being investigated if the teacher was a member or was in any way associated with the far right-wing group called the Boogaloo movement as he had allegedly sent various slogans from the movement and some of the letters also had stickers of the same. The Boogaloo movement is a loosely organsied far right-wing extremist group. The members promote anti-government, anti-police and pro-guns messages throughout the country. Through the investigations, it has also been found that accused had also sent a letter of mockery to a widow of a Sherrif who had died in a fire exchange in the line of duty.

US college teacher to face trial for threatening health official over COVID-19 restrictions

Democratic candidate Joe Biden‘s margins over Republican President Donald Trump in Pennsylvania and Georgia continued to grow Friday night into Saturday

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The US Postal Service (USPS) delivered about 40,000 ballots on Thursday as it continues to conduct court-ordered twice-daily sweeps before various state deadlines to receive ballots.

In a court filing early Friday, USPS said 1,076 ballots, had been found at the USPS Philadelphia Processing and Distribution Center.&nbsp;

About 300 were found at the Pittsburgh processing center, 266 at a Lehigh Valley facility and others found at other Pennsylvania processing centers.

In court, a Justice Department lawyer said it appears 668 of the 1,076 ballots in Philadephia were discovered on Wednesday and not Thursday.

Ballots must be received by Friday evening in Pennsylvania in order to be counted. The vote for the US president remains extremely close and Pennsylvania is one of the states that remains undecided.

There are about 15 states that have ballot receipt deadlines next week.

About 500 ballots were also discovered in North Carolina during sweeps, USPS said on Friday.

Some states, including Nevada and North Carolina, are counting ballots that are received after Election Day as long as they were postmarked by Tuesday.

A lawyer for Vote Forward, Shankar Duraiswamy, said at court hearings this week that USPS delivered about 150,000 ballots on Wednesday and 40,000 on Thursday.

"The vast majority were destined for postmark states and would be delivered on-time under state election law," USPS said Thursday.

Processing centers must perform morning and afternoon sweeps "to ensure that any identified local ballots can be delivered that day."

Ballots were still being counted by election officials in battleground states after polls closed Tuesday in one of the most unusual elections in US history because of the novel coronavirus pandemic.

The US Postal Service (USPS) delivered about 40,000 ballots on Thursday as it continues to conduct court-ordered twice-daily sweeps before various state deadlines to receive ballots.

The US Postal Service (USPS) delivered about 40,000 ballots on Thursday as it continues to conduct court-ordered twice-daily sweeps before various state deadlines to receive ballots. In a court filing early Friday, USPS said 1,076 ballots, had been found at the USPS Philadelphia Processing and Distribution Center. About 300 were found at the Pittsburgh processing center, 266 at a Lehigh Valley facility and others found at other Pennsylvania processing centers. In court, a Justice Department lawyer said it appears 668 of the 1,076 ballots in Philadephia were discovered on Wednesday and not Thursday. Ballots must be received by Friday evening in Pennsylvania in order to be counted. The vote for the US president remains extremely close and Pennsylvania is one of the states that remains undecided. There are about 15 states that have ballot receipt deadlines next week. About 500 ballots were also discovered in North Carolina during sweeps, USPS said on Friday. Some states, including Nevada and North Carolina, are counting ballots that are received after Election Day as long as they were postmarked by Tuesday. A lawyer for Vote Forward, Shankar Duraiswamy, said at court hearings this week that USPS delivered about 150,000 ballots on Wednesday and 40,000 on Thursday. "The vast majority were destined for postmark states and would be delivered on-time under state election law," USPS said Thursday. Processing centers must perform morning and afternoon sweeps "to ensure that any identified local ballots can be delivered that day." Ballots were still being counted by election officials in battleground states after polls closed Tuesday in one of the most unusual elections in US history because of the novel coronavirus pandemic.

US Postal Service is said to have delivered 40,000 votes nationwide Thursday

A US Supreme Court justice has denied&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/topics/donald-trump">Donald Trump's</a>&nbsp;request to halt the&nbsp;Pennsylvania vote count of the ballots arriving after the election day, alleging that his opponent&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/topics/joe-biden">Joe Biden</a>&nbsp;has committed fraud in the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/us-election">US election</a>&nbsp;2020.

The court case has now been referred to the full court for a ruling on Saturday.&nbsp;Samuel Alito has asked the officials to keep counting the votes in the meantime — a decision which has been criticised by Donald Trump as his opponent is inching closer to victory.

The petition was filed at the last moment when the former Vice President, Joe Biden, started leading in the state. The petition targeted thousands of ballots that were received after 8 pm US election day i.e. November 03.

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The Republicans had asked the court to at least issue the order of separating the ballots being received after 8 pm on November 03, from those that were received before the apparent deadline. The motive of this request was to keep the process simpler if the disqualification dream of Republicans comes true. However, the same was not ordered by Supreme Court justice.

"Given the results of the November 3, 2020, general election, the vote in Pennsylvania may well determine the next president of the United States," the Republicans said.

"It is unclear whether all 67 county boards of elections are segregating late-arriving ballots," the petition added.

The petition was filed after Donald Trump repeatedly accused Joe Biden of manipulating the election results and committing fraud through the mail-in voting system which has been operated on a larger scale by the United States Postal Service due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Trump has been asking authorities to "stop the count", while Joe Biden is urging people to "keep the faith" in the electoral and justice system of the country.

As of now, Biden is leading by&nbsp;21,705 votes in&nbsp;Pennsylvania.

A US Supreme Court justice has denied Donald Trump's request to halt the Pennsylvania vote count of the ballots arriving after the election day, alleging that his opponent Joe Biden has committed fraud in the US election 2020.

A US Supreme Court justice has denied Donald Trump's request to halt the Pennsylvania vote count of the ballots arriving after the election day, alleging that his opponent Joe Biden has committed fraud in the US election 2020. The court case has now been referred to the full court for a ruling on Saturday. Samuel Alito has asked the officials to keep counting the votes in the meantime — a decision which has been criticised by Donald Trump as his opponent is inching closer to victory. The petition was filed at the last moment when the former Vice President, Joe Biden, started leading in the state. The petition targeted thousands of ballots that were received after 8 pm US election day i.e. November 03. US election 2020 result LIVE updates: Supreme Court denies immediate halt of Pennsylvania count The Republicans had asked the court to at least issue the order of separating the ballots being received after 8 pm on November 03, from those that were received before the apparent deadline. The motive of this request was to keep the process simpler if the disqualification dream of Republicans comes true. However, the same was not ordered by Supreme Court justice. "Given the results of the November 3, 2020, general election, the vote in Pennsylvania may well determine the next president of the United States," the Republicans said. "It is unclear whether all 67 county boards of elections are segregating late-arriving ballots," the petition added. The petition was filed after Donald Trump repeatedly accused Joe Biden of manipulating the election results and committing fraud through the mail-in voting system which has been operated on a larger scale by the United States Postal Service due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Trump has been asking authorities to "stop the count", while Joe Biden is urging people to "keep the faith" in the electoral and justice system of the country. As of now, Biden is leading by 21,705 votes in Pennsylvania.

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