House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) emerged after three days of votes being counted to cheer on an “imminent” victory for Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden as the counts in some yet-to-be called states favor the Democrat. The race had not yet been called by the major networks.
During a press conference on Friday, Pelosi said, “I am so officially pleased with the outcome that is imminent and also personally delighted because of the quality and caliber of leadership that Joe Biden will provide. This morning it is clear that the Biden-Harris ticket will win the White House.”
She continued, “[Biden’s] election is historic, propelled by the biggest vote ever in the history of our country — 73.8 million and counting Americans. The most votes ever received by any presidential ticket in history. President-elect Biden has a strong mandate to lead and he will have a strong Democratic House with him and many Democrats in the Senate.”
Pelosi said that the election has “been a life or death fight for the fate of our democracy… We did not win every battle in the House but we did win the war.”
See Pelosi’s remarks below:
Pelosi on Biden's apparent victory: "This has been a life or death fight for the fate of our democracy, as he says, the soul of our country. We did not win ever battle in the House, but we did win the war." pic.twitter.com/a2GDHpYhGJ
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) November 6, 2020
Biden has leads in Georgia, Arizona and Pennsylvania.
President Donald Trump’s campaign has been fighting legal battles to stop the counting of votes in Pennsylvania, Michigan and Georgia. But all of those lawsuits have mostly fallen flat. On Thursday, a judge denied the Trump team’s push to stop the count in Pennsylvania. A Georgia judge also shot down the Trump campaign’s lawsuit in that state.
In the early hours of Wednesday morning, Trump and Biden both appeared on stages, and Trump falsely and prematurely claimed, “We were getting ready to win this election. Frankly, we did win this election.” Biden was more reserved in his remarks, telling his supporters, “We feel good about where we are.”