"In this battle for the soul of America, democracy prevailed," Biden said in a prime-time speech from his hometown of Wilmington, Delaware. California, the most-populous US state, put Biden over the 270 votes needed to win the Electoral College when its 55 electors unanimously cast ballots for him and his running mate, Kamala Harris. He also noted that his 306-232 margin in the Electoral College was the same as Trump's 2016 victory, which the Republican described as a "landslide." Trump said late last month he would leave the White House if the Electoral College voted for Biden, but he has since shown little interest in conceding. Under federal law, any member of Congress may object to a particular state's electoral count during the January 6 session.

Source: Dhaka Tribune December 15, 2020 03:00 UTC