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Your support makes all the difference.As Donald Trump continues to refuse conceding the 2020 presidential race to Joe Biden, the president-elect was said to have spoken with Senate Republicans who have begun to admit he should at least receive intelligence briefings that have so far been denied.
On Friday afternoon most networks called Georgia for Mr Biden and North Carolina for Mr Trump bringing their respective electoral college vote totals to 306 to 232.
US federal and state cybersecurity officials, meanwhile, have delivered a direct rebuke to Donald Trump, who continues to allege irregularities and widespread fraud without evidence.
Chris Krebs, director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, said the 3 November vote was “the most secure in history" in a report published Thursday, and added that Americans should trust the result. His agency had not find any evidence of ballots being lost, deleted or altered, he said.
‘You can’t be what you can’t see’
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the youngest person ever elected to the US Congress, has celebrated the victory of Kamala Harris as the first Black woman vice-president elect, saying: You cannot be, what you cannot see.”
AOC praises Kamala Harris’s historic victory as VP-elect
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the youngest person ever elected to the US Congress, has celebrated the victory of Kamala Harris as the first Black woman vice-president elect, saying: You cannot be, what you cannot see.”
Romney predicts Trump will eventually ‘accept the inevitable’
Romney predicts Trump will eventually 'accept the inevitable' that Biden won election
Romney says country should ‘get behind’ president-elect but GOP leaders have not congratulated him
Read more on his remarks in this article
First images of Trump leaving White House
The first images of Donald Trump leaving the White House today have emerged.
The president can be seen dressed down in a white polo shirt and jumper with a white Make America Great Again cap as he gets into a car.
Mr Trump later arrived at his Virginia golf club just before 10am for the second day in row, where he was welcomed by several protesters, including one who held a sign that read "Orange Crushed".
He has yet to concede the race and is continuing to baselessly dispute the results even though there is no evidence of widespread fraud.
Biden pictured attending church in Delaware
Joe Biden was pictured beginning his first full day as president-elect the same way he does most Sundays by heading to mass near his home at St Joseph on the Brandywine Roman Catholic Church in Wilmington, Delaware.
Canada says Biden win is ‘good news’
Canadian foreign minister Francois-Philippe Champagne has said Joe Biden’s election victory is good news for Canada, adding that he hopes there will be a smooth transition of power.
“This is good news and we'll be able to work very well with the administration," he told broadcaster CTV, saying the two countries could collaborate to fight Covid-19 and climate change.
"I'd say the American people have spoken at this point in time. We certainly hope for a smooth transition," he also said in an interview with the Canadian Broadcasting Corp (CBC) when asked about Donald Trump's refusal to concede.
"We're going to be following the situation very carefully. But at the same time, we're planning for the new administration," he said.
Trump staffers searching for ‘voter fraud evidence’ trolled by Biden fans
Team Trump staffers desperately searching for evidence of voter fraud are reportedly being trolled by Joe Biden fans and supporters of the Republican anti-Trump group, the Lincoln Project.
The president’s voter fraud hotline has been bombarded with prank calls and the operation is turning into a "nightmare", according to ABC News.
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Trump staffers desperately searching for ‘voter fraud evidence’ trolled by Biden fans and Lincoln Project supporters
President claims his Democratic rival ‘stole’ election
BREAKING: George Bush congratulates Joe Biden on election win
In his first major public comment on the election, George Bush has weighed in to congratulate the president-elect on winning the election.
"Though we have political differences, I know Joe Biden to be a good man, who has won his opportunity to lead and unify our country,” Mr Bush said in a statement.
While Mr Bush has remained relatively silent during the election, he also congratulated Donald Trump on a “hard-fought” campaign.
“He earned the votes of more than 70 million Americans – an extraordinary political achievement,” Mr Bush said.
Read the full statement below:
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“Don’t let anything happen to him you hear me? He is precious cargo”
Biden heads to church while Trump goes golfing, still insisting he won election
Joe Biden spent Sunday morning at church while Donald Trump returned to his golf course in Virginia for a second day, as he continued to insist he won the 2020 election.
Mr Biden attended the 10.30 am Mass at St Joseph On the Brandywine Catholic Church in Willimington with his wife and grandchildren.
On the same morning, Mr Trump sent six tweets, all flagged by Twitter, maintaining he won the election, before getting in his second round of golf for the weekend.
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Biden heads to church while Trump goes golfing, still insisting he won election
President spent both Saturday and Sunday golfing while the president-elect held a victory speech and celebrated with family
Watch: Kate McKinnon nails Rudy Giuliani impression on SNL
“Ok listen man, I got tones of strategies ok. First we’re going to throw out bogus mail-in ballots. Colin, these ballots they could be coming from Mars.”
Zing.
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