Joe Biden called Donald Trump’s refusal to concede defeat in the U.S. presidential election an “embarrassment”.
He made the remarks in response to a reporters' query in Wilmington, Delaware, on Tuesday, local time, the BBC reported.
“I think it’s embarrassing,” Biden said, adding that this will not help to hold on to the presidency.
Referring to the inaugural ceremony, Biden said, “You know, he will have to formally hand over power by the end of January 20.”
Biden confirmed 270 electoral college votes on Saturday. On the same day, the US media declared Biden the winner. However, Trump is unwilling to accept the election results. Trump has vowed to fight “a legal battle” over allegations of electoral fraud.
Biden, who won the election, has already begun the process of moving to the White House. He is also communicating with world leaders.
He spoke over the phone with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Irish Prime Minister Michael Martin, French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Tuesday.
Referring to phone conversations with heads of state and government of different countries, he said, “I am telling them that ‘America is back’. We are going back to the previous place.”
The name of the winner of the US presidential election has always been announced by the country’s media.So far, no state in the country has officially announced the election results. The vote count is not over yet. He is scheduled to sit in the Electoral College meeting on December 14. The election results will be officially announced soon after. Source: https://www.daily-bangladesh.com
