9 Nov 2020

US election: Joe Biden makes first post-win speech

From Morning Report, 6:08 am on 9 November 2020

Joe Biden will be the next President of the United States.

That call was made after Biden secured slender, but unbeatable leads in the states of Pennsylvania and Nevada.

It means that President Donald Trump will be denied a second term in office - the first time that a sitting president has failed in a bid for re-election since George Bush Senior lost to Bill Clinton in 1992.

Biden addressed supporters in a speech on Sunday, and emphasised his intention to find political consensus during his term.