Joe Biden and Kamala Harris Have Been Elected the Next President and Vice President of the United States

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Democratic nominee Joe Biden has defeated President Trump in the 2020 presidential election after winning Pennsylvania and securing 20 electoral votes, according to projections by The Associated Press and NBC News. Biden released a statement on Saturday: “I am honored and humbled by the trust the American people have placed in me and in Vice President-elect Harris.” Trump also released a statement: “The simple fact is this election is far from over.”

Harris released a video of her phone call with Joe Biden after finding out they were heading to the White House.

Along with being the first woman to hold the office, Senator Kamala Harris is also projected to be the nation’s first Black and Asian American vice president-elect in history, according to NBC and the AP. Harris, 56, is the daughter of immigrants from India and Jamaica.

Joe Biden becomes the 15th vice president to become president of the United States of America.

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