United States Elections 2020 LIVE: Trump is winning; Biden is optimistic
The electorate gives its verdict on the four most divided and tumultuous years in modern history.
Biden is “optimistic” and hopes to confirm victory in the coming days.
The Democratic candidate for the presidency of the United States, Joe Biden, asked to “keep the faith” and was “optimistic”, despite the fact that the results shortly after midnight do not make it clear whether he will prevail over President Donald Trump.
In a meeting with supporters outside the Chase Center in Wilmington (Delaware), he said he is optimistic about winning Wisconsin and Michigan, although “it may take time” to declare his victory, especially because of the delays in Pennsylvania.
Trump accuses Democrats of “trying to steal” elections
US President Donald Trump accused the Democratic opposition of “trying to steal” the election and described the interim results as a “great victory” that could lead to his re-election.
“We have a BIG advantage, but they are trying to STEAL the election. We will never let them do it. Votes cannot be cast once the polls close! “Trump wrote on his Twitter account, without providing evidence of his accusation.
Trump flips Florida polls and paves the way for re-election
President Donald Trump returned to surprise this Tuesday by flipping the polls and, according to media projections, achieving a valuable victory in Florida that opens the door to re-election.
After a historic day, with more than 9 million early votes and by mail in Florida, Trump repeated on Tuesday the triumph he obtained in 2016 against the Democrat Hillary Clinton, this time facing Joe Biden, who was the vice president of Barack Obama (2009-2017).
The main media in the country announced Trump’s victory with a 3.4 percentage point advantage over the Democrat, when 96% of the votes had been counted.