Democrats and Republicans are reacting to news that former Vice President Joe Biden and California Sen. Kamala Harris were elected to the White House on Saturday, narrowly defeating President Trump in an election that hinged on several swing states.
Elated Democratic politicians congratulated the pair. Rep. Joe Kennedy said he would connect Trump with Americans who could help him pack, and Sen. Chuck Schumer, the Senate minority leader, tweeted that “the long dark night in America is over, and a new dawn is coming.” He joined a large crowd celebrating Biden’s victory in Brooklyn’s Grand Army Plaza.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said that a “record-shattering 75 million” votes for Biden and Harris is “a historic victory that has handed Democrats a mandate for action.”
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