Published 11:21 IST, June 6th 2020
Joe Biden officially clinches Democratic presidential nomination
Former US Vice President Joe Biden has secured the delegate threshold to officially clinch the Democratic presidential nomination for general elections.
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Former US Vice President Joe Biden has secured delegate threshold to officially clinch Democratic presidential mination for general elections in vember. While Biden has been presumptive Democratic minee for months after Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders withdrew from primary elections, his latest series of wins across US helped him secure 1,991 unpledged delegates necessary to officially clinch mination.
“ country is crying out for leership. Leership that can unite us. Leership that can bring us toger,” said Biden in a statement after Associated Press called mination.
77-year-old Democratic leer said that it was an hour for him to compete alongside “one of most talented groups of candidates” party has ever fielded. He promised that he is going to spend every day to earn votes of Americans across country to make win battle for “soul of this nation”. Recalling his campaign in South Carolina, state which gave Biden much-needed moment, former Vice President said that he h told American people that his was a campaign for everyone who has been kcked down, counted out, and left behind.
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"We need jobs that bring dignity - w. We need equal justice - and equal opportunities - for every American w. We need a president who cares about helping us heal - w," said Biden.
'Dangerously unfit'
Biden has sharpened his attack against US President Donald Trump amid growing civil unrest over death of George Floyd in police custody. He accused Trump of divisive politics and called him dangerously unfit to le our nation through a difficult time in America’s history. However, he said that US is building movement to t only defeat Trump but also to transform nation,
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“I truly believe that when we stand toger, finally, as One America, we will rise stronger than before. This is United States of America. re is thing we can’t do, if we do it toger,” said septunarian leer.
11:21 IST, June 6th 2020