Joe Biden has won the race to become the 46th President of the United States, defeating Donald Trump following a cliff-hanger vote count after Tuesday’s election. Mr Biden has won more than 73 million votes so far, the most ever for a US presidential candidate. Mr Trump has drawn almost 70 million, the second-highest tally in history. President Trump had falsely declared himself the winner of the election when vote counting was unfinished. Joe Biden accused the president of failing to impose sufficient measures to control the spread of Covid-19.

Source: The Nation November 07, 2020 16:18 UTC