United States President-elect, Joe Biden is the first presidential candidate to win more than 80 million votes, with his number of popular votes likely to increase in the coming days as ballot counting continues across the US. As of Tuesday evening, CNN reports that Biden had won more than 80,011,000 votes, while President Donald Trump … Read more
NOVEMBER 22, 2020 US President-elect Joe Biden will on Tuesday name the first picks to be part of his administration, his chief of staff said on Sunday, declining to say what positions will be announced, according to AFP. “You are going to see the first of the president-elect’s cabinet picks on Tuesday of this week,” … Read more
Nevada district judge A Nevada district judge on Friday denied a request brought by a conservative activist to halt the certification next week of the state’s election results that show President-elect Joe Biden leading in Nevada by more than 33,000 votes. The case was filed by conservative activist Sharron Angle and her organization, the Election … Read more
Twitter has announced it will hand over the presidential @POTUS account to Joe Biden when he is sworn in on inauguration day, even if President Donald Trump has not conceded his election loss, US media reported Friday. The social media giant is “actively preparing to support the transition of White House institutional Twitter accounts on … Read more
… no widespread fraud after statewide audit. Georgia has finished its statewide audit of the razor-thin presidential race, confirming that President-elect Joe Biden defeated President Donald Trump, according to a news release from the Secretary of State’s office. CNN reports that Biden beat Trump by 12,284 votes, according to the final results from the audit … Read more
NOVEMBER 18, 2020 US Democratic lawmakers on Wednesday chose House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, 80, to lead the party into the Joe Biden era and preside over their narrow House majority as the most powerful person in Congress. “Congratulations to @SpeakerPelosi, once again elected by House Democrats to be our fearless leader and nominee for Speaker … Read more
NOVEMBER 17, 2020 The former U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama on Monday evening took aim at President Donald Trump for his refusal to concede after losing the Nov. 3, presidential election. In an Instagram post, the former First Lady said the love of country required everyone to respect election results even when unfavourable. She wrote: … Read more
Donald Trump, has declared himself the winner of the US Election 2020. He declared himself the winner of the US election in a tweet on Monday morning, November 16 by simply tweeting: “I won the election”. The “false claim” got the attention of Twitter as the micro-blogging site responded moments later by tagging the tweet … Read more
Donald Trump Thousands of die-hard Donald Trump supporters rallied for a last stand Saturday in Washington, chanting “four more years” and blaming fraud for an election defeat that will force the president to vacate the White House after just one term. Trump himself made a drive-past in his armored motorcade, on his way to play … Read more
Thousands of Donald Trump supporters rallied in Washington on Saturday, with the president making a drive-past in his motorcade as he sticks to discredited claims that mass fraud denied him election victory. Marchers close to the White House greeted Trump’s brief appearance with wild cheers, waving and whistles, holding signs and flags saying “Best prez … Read more
NOVEMBER 13, 2020 Joe Biden has won the state of Arizona, US media said on Thursday night, further cementing his lead in the Electoral College and flipping the state Democratic for the first time since 1996. NBC, CBS, ABC and CNN declared Biden the winner in the tight race with a lead of more than … Read more
EKOHOTBLOG, 9TH NOVEMBER, 2020 Joe Parkinson, Africa Bureau Chief for the Wall Street Journal, said that some of the key advisors in the President Muhammadu Buhari-led government are ‘worried’ over the emergence of Joe Biden as President of the United states in the just concluded elections. It had been reported that Joe Biden won the … Read more
President Donald J. Trump may have a rude awakening waiting for him after he exits the White House and returns to his family business in New York. While Congress may no longer be as focused on Trump’s business activities, prosecutors in New York will continue their investigations, The New York Times reported Sunday. Trump and … Read more
NOVEMBER 8, 2020 Obama said, ‘I know he (Biden) will do the job with the best interests of every American at heart, whether or not he had their vote’ Biden served as Obama’s vice president for two terms Former President Barack Obama says he “could not be prouder” to congratulate President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris. In a … Read more
Joe Biden Joseph Robinette Biden, Junior, popularly known as Joe Biden was born on November 20, 1942. Biden is an American politician and now the president-elect of the United States. Having defeated incumbent Donald Trump in the 2020 United States presidential election, he will be inaugurated as the 46th president in January 2021. Read Also: … Read more
Prominent Republicans in the US Congress on Sunday urged Donald Trump to “fight hard” and not concede his loss to Joe Biden in the race for the White House, saying unfounded allegations of fraud by the president must be investigated. Some of the Republicans also told Trump that legal challenges must be allowed to play … Read more
NOVEMBER 8, 2020 Kamala Harris, on Saturday, shattered barriers to become the first woman vice president in the United States and, in a historic victory speech, told girls she would not be the last. Introducing President-elect Joe Biden in an optimism-fueled outdoor rally, Harris — also the first Black woman and Indian-American as vice president … Read more
NOVEMBER 8, 2020 Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said Saturday that it was too soon to congratulate Joe Biden and he would wait for “all legal issues” in the US presidential election to be resolved. “We don’t want to be imprudent. We don’t want to act lightly and we want to respect people’s self-determination … Read more
Joe Biden Joe Biden has tried to become the president of the United States for three decades, contesting three times in total. That dream became a reality on Saturday when he knocked out President Donald Trump in the race for the White House. But did you know? He would have been nowhere in the picture … Read more
Joe Biden When he addresses the nation for the first time as President-elect, Joe Biden’s central message will be one of unity, advisers say. Read Also: This Election Is Far From Over – Trump His remarks thematically draw from the final major speeches from his campaign – in Gettysburg and Warm Springs, Georgia, advisers say, … Read more