(ANSA) - WASHINGTON, DEC 15 - The leader of the Republican senators Mitch McConnell has admitted for the first time publicly that the United States has a new president-elect, saying he wants to congratulate Joe Biden.
McConnell, who in the last few hours had been strongly criticized for not having yet recognized Biden's victory, even after the outcome of the electoral college vote, then stressed that outgoing President Donald Trump "deserves our thanks": "The list of results achieved since 2016 it's almost infinite ". (HANDLE).