'Democracy Prevailed,' Biden Says As Electoral College Confirms His Win

"LANSING, Mich./WILMINGTON, Del. - President-elect Joe Biden delivered a forceful rebuke on Monday to President Donald Trump’s attacks on the legitimacy of his victory, hours after winning the state-by-state Electoral College vote that officially determines the U.S. presidency.

“In this battle for the soul of America, democracy prevailed,” Biden said in a prime-time speech from his hometown of Wilmington, Delaware. “Now it’s time to turn the page, as we’ve done throughout our history – to unite, to heal.”

Monday’s vote, typically a formality, assumed outsized significance in light of Trump’s extraordinary effort to subvert the process due to what he has falsely alleged was widespread voter fraud in the Nov. 3 election."

Michael Martina and Jarrett Renshaw report for Reuters December 14, 2020.

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Source: Reuters, 12/15/2020