Joe Biden delivers 'victory speech' claiming Wisconsin and Michigan win before Trump swipe

Joe Biden has hit out at Donald Trump’s inflammatory and unfounded suggestions of voter fraud in the US election. The Democratic candidate did so during his latest speech, in which he confirmed that his campaign was feeling very confident about their chances of winning the presidency. Striking a presidential tone, Mr Biden also detailed gains he had made in key swing states, Wisconsin and Michigan, claiming they were better than President Trump’s 2016 result.

He said: “My fellow Americans, yesterday once again proved that democracy is the heartbeat of this nation, just as it has been the heartbeat of this nation for two centuries,” he told a crowd.

“And even in the face of the pandemic, more Americans voted in this election than ever before in American history.

“Over 150 million people cast their votes, I think that’s just extraordinary.

“And if we had any doubts, we shouldn’t have any longer, about a government of, by and for the people is very much alive, very much alive in America.”

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Mr Biden continued: “Here, the people rule. Power can’t be taken or asserted. It flows from the people and it’s their will that determines who will be the president of the United States, and their will alone.

“Now, after a long night of counting, it’s clear that we’re winning enough states to reach 270 electoral votes needed to win the presidency.

“I’m not here to declare that we’ve won, but I’m here to report that when the count is finished, we believe that we’ll be the winners.

“Of all the votes counted, we have won Wisconsin by 20,000 votes, virtually the same margin that President Trump won that state four years ago.”

Mr Biden also claimed that he and his running mate, Senator Kamala Harris, were on track to win over 70 million votes, which is more than any ticket in the history of the United States.

The candidate concluded his speech by reaching out to the country as a whole, and pledging to avoid the “partisan” politics of recent times.

He told viewers: “Once this election is finalised and behind us, it’ll be time for us to do what we’ve always done as Americans – to put the harsh rhetoric of the campaign behind us, to lower the temperature, to see each other again, to listen to one another.

“Let me be clear: we are campaigning as Democrats, but I will govern as an American president.

“The presidency itself is not a partisan institution, it’s the one office in this nation that represents everyone. It demands a duty of care for all Americans, and that is precisely what I will do.”

source: express.co.uk