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Published 11:50 IST, November 8th 2020

DC marchers hold up massive 'Arrest Trump' banner

Across the United States, the dramatic conclusion of the 2020 election with Biden defeating President Donald Trump was cathartic for many.

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As soon as the news buzzed on their phones, Joe Biden supporters gathered spontaneously on street corners and front lawns - honking their horns, banging pots and pans, starting impromptu dance parties - as a vitriolic election and exhausting four-day wait for results came to an end Saturday morning.

Across the United States, the dramatic conclusion of the 2020 election with Biden defeating President Donald Trump was cathartic for many.In Washington DC, people celebrated Biden's win into the night, marching the streets holding anti-Trump placards and banners, including one calling for his arrest.

The confirmation had come after Biden won Pennsylvania on Saturday to exceed the 270 electoral votes needed to win the White House.Biden also carried Nevada, Arizona, Wisconsin and Michigan on his path to making Trump the first incumbent since George H.W. Bush to lose his bid for a second term.Trump has so far refused to concede defeat and is promising legal challenges.

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Updated 11:50 IST, November 8th 2020