While Donald Trump is certain long before the official final result of the election victory, Joe Biden held back for a long time.
Then he went to the press.
The statement was tough.
There is still uncertainty about the outcome of the 2020 US election.
While Donald Trump is already claiming victory, Joe Biden has been holding back so far.
But now the challenger has announced a statement.
Update from November 4, 2020, 10/22:
Now the time has come,
Joe Biden
finally appears in front of the press.
Donald Trump's challenger surprises with his message right at the beginning of the press conference.
Joe Biden expects his election victory.
He emphasized that he did not want to officially claim the victory for himself.
But his team thinks he won the vote.
correction
Due to a translation error, we initially reported at this point that Joe Biden had officially declared himself the election winner. The editors apologize.
He received more votes in the
United States
than any
US president
before.
"Then we will leave the mud fight behind us," Biden predicts for the time after the US election.
“Nobody will take our democracy away from us,” he emphasizes.
Biden said he campaigned as a Democrat.
"But I will rule as American president," he added.
Biden speaks to the press for just under five minutes, then the appearance of Donald Trump's challenger is over again.
Update from November 4, 2020, 9:50 p.m.:
His appearance could make the
US election
even more explosive, but so far challenger Joe Biden is still a long time coming.
Meanwhile, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in
Europe
(OSCE)
election observer mission sharply criticized the allegations of
election fraud made
by
US President Donald Trump
.
"Unfounded allegations of systematic deficits, especially by the incumbent president," undermined the "public confidence in democratic institutions," the observer mission said in
Washington
on Wednesday
.
Many would see such statements "increase the potential for politically motivated violence after the election".
US election 2020: what will Joe Biden announce now?
Update from November 4, 2020, 9:23 p.m.: The
media and viewers have been waiting for Joe Biden's TV appearance for more than two hours.
But why does the press conference
of Donald Trump's challenger
seem
to be delayed further?
After the incumbent US president has threatened and already filed the first lawsuits, Joe Biden's campaign team could
discuss the tactical approach
before the
TV appearance
.
Update from November 4, 2020, 9:18 p.m .:
What exactly does Joe Biden want to
talk about
at the
press conference
?
Shortly before, his election campaign team only announced that it would now collect money on the Internet for the expected legal battle over the outcome of the presidential election.
Update from November 4, 2020, 9:10 p.m.:
Only a few more minutes, then Joe Biden actually appears in front of the cameras.
What exactly the challenger of Donald Trump wants to announce is not yet known.
2020 US election: Trump shocked with fraud allegations - Biden hangs him and speaks live NOW
First report from November 4, 2020, 8 p.m.:
Washington - The
US presidential election *
threatens to end in a scandal.
While
incumbent Donald Trump *
announced
on
Wednesday
that he wanted the country's Supreme Court to stop another count of votes,
Joe Biden was
confident.
The
challenger
wants to fight for victory until the last votes are counted.
US election 2020: Donald Trump shocked with fraud allegations - Joe Biden is now in front of the press
"We will not rest until all votes are counted," wrote Biden on
Wednesday morning
(local time) on the
online service Twitter
.
While Biden had largely withdrawn from the public on this election day, Trump appeared in public after just a few hours.
His appearance, described by
Biden's campaign team
as "scandalous" and "unprecedented", should go down in history by now.
On Wednesday noon (local time)
challenger Joe Biden
announced
a statement himself.
However, it is not yet known exactly when Biden will appear before the press.
The US police had
expected
riots
in this presidential election - and in fact the mood is
“significantly rougher”
than in the election four years ago.