Democratic candidate Joe Biden has come within striking distance of the victory with projected wins in the critical states of Michigan and Wisconsin on Wednesday.
Results are still awaited from crucial swing states Georgia, Nevada, North Carolina and Pennsylvania.
The day after election night incumbent Donald Trump’s path to the 270 electoral votes needed to win the presidency narrowed.
Meanwhile, a CNN report suggested that Maricopa County Elections Department in Arizona was closing because of a large number of protesters gathering outside the building. However, it was later said that the counting would go on.
The national correspondent for CNN, Kyung Lah, also posted videos of right wing protesters gathered outside the building.
The swing states of Georgia, Nevada, North Carolina and Pennsylvania are still counting votes.
Trump campaign has now filed lawsuits in Michigan, Georgia and Pennsylvania, and is expected to do the same in Nevada and North Carolina. The Trump campaign has also called for a recount in Wisconsin.
At the end of election day, Trump had falsely claimed wins in Pennsylvania, Georgia and North Carolina.
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In his statement following the recent state wins, Biden said: “I’m not here to declare that we’ve won, but I am here to report when the count is finished, we believe we will be the winners.”
Biden’s campaign has called Trump’s lawsuits “not the behavior of a winning campaign”.
(Here’s why it’s normal for votes to continue being counted even after Election Day.)
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