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Joe Biden elected US president: networks
CNN, NBC News and CBS News called the race in his favor, after projecting he had won the decisive state of Pennsylvania.
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US Democratic presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden gestures as he speaks during an NBC News town hall event while campaigning for president in Miami, Florida, on Monday (Reuters/Brendan McDermid)
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oe Biden has won the US presidency over Donald Trump, TV networks projected Saturday -- a victory sealed after the Democrat claimed several key battleground states won by the Republican incumbent in 2016.
CNN, NBC News and CBS News called the race in his favor, after projecting he had won the decisive state of Pennsylvania.
Biden, 77, is the oldest candidate ever elected to the White House. Trump, 74, has made as yet unsubstantiated claims of massive voter fraud, and his campaign has launched legal challenges in several states.
Biden spent eight years as vice president to Barack Obama. His victory comes in his third run for the nation's highest office.
Earlier on Friday, Biden promised he would not waste time in addressing the COVID-19 pandemic if he is victorious.
"I want everyone, everyone to know on day one we're going to put our plan to control this virus into action," the Democrat said.
Meanwhile, outgoing US President Donald Trump left the White House Saturday for the first time since Election Day, heading to his golf club in suburban Virginia as the vote count dragged on with Joe Biden leading the Republican incumbent in decisive states.
After appearing twice at the White House in recent days to address the nation, Trump left the presidential residence for the Trump National Golf Club in Sterling, Virginia.
Biden stands on the verge of winning the White House -- a victory in battleground state Pennsylvania, where he is leading, would give him enough votes in the Electoral College, which determines the presidency.
Trump however has claimed: "I won this election, by a lot!" -- a claim that was flagged by Twitter.
