Bill Clinton takes veiled jibe at Donald Trump; congratulates Joe Biden and Kamala Harris

Former United States President Bill Clinton took to his Twitter handle as he congratulated Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris on ir US Presidential election victory. In a tweet, he said, “America has spoken and democracy has won”. After massive campaigns from both sides, US witnessed a very close election battle between incumbent President Donald Trump and Democratic minee Joe Biden which went on for days after polls closed on vember 3.

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Biden and Harris emerge victorious 

With record mail-in ballots being polled amid raging COVID-19 pandemic, results were inconclusive on vember 3, as millions of ballots remained to be counted. Biden broke Barack Obama's record of 2008 elections getting over 70 million votes, as polls saw highest voter turut since 1908. As he inched closer to victory, he maintained 'Every vote must be counted'. After winner was anunced with Pennsylvania being deciding state, President-elect Joe Biden assured citizens that he will be a 'President for all Americans', while adding that work going forward 'will be hard' referring to his promise to tackle Coronavirus from Day one. Taking to Twitter he said that he will keep faith that has been placed in him.

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Harris made history by becoming first woman, first Black woman, and first woman of South-Asian origin to become vice president of US. Even prior to election result she had already made history by becoming first Asian-American to be chosen as a vice presidential minee; she was born to an Indian mor and a Jamaican far at Oakland in California. While vote counting was under process, Trump had filed lawsuits in Pennsylvania, Michigan, Georgia, Arizona demanding better access for campaign observers to locations where ballots are being processed and counted. He also moved Supreme Court to halt counting of ballots received up to three days after election, while alleging massive election fraud which has been quashed by election commission.

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(Im Credits: AP)