Awaiting Biden's Speech After Electoral College Affirms Win

Erin Burnett OutFront

CNN

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3.9 • 715 Ratings

🗓️ 15 December 2020

⏱️ 57 minutes

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The final state casts electoral ballots, which brings Joe Biden's win to 306 points. CNN Awaits Biden's speech after the Electoral College affirms his presidential election win. Biden will address the nation, in his speech excerpt: "In America, politicians don't take power-the people grant it to them." Final state's electors are about to vote and affirms Biden's win. Biden says that the election was "the clearest demonstration of the true will of the American people... American democracy worked" Biden also said that the Supreme Court sent a "clear signal" to Trump. An excerpt from Biden's speech: "In this battle from the soul on American and democracy prevailed." The address comes as unprecedented as security measures have taken during the electoral college votes. A source says that the current United States President Donald Trump sees the house tallying votes as a final avenue to block Biden's win. McConnell refuses to answer the question about whether he considers Joe Biden president-elect. Adviser says that Biden has "moved on" as we wait on the possibility of getting a concession speech from Trump. A source says that Trump looks to "long shot" challenge in the house. Attorney General William Barr resigns. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:32.2	Out front next, the breaking news. President-elect Joe Biden about to speak to the nation
0:36.2	after the Electoral College affirms his win. Biden about to speak to the nation after the Electoral College
0:37.7	affirms his win. Biden about to confront the attack on democracy as sources say Trump is now
0:42.8	looking to take his fight to the House floor in January. Plus, as the U.S. hits the grim milestone
0:48.6	of 300,000 American lives gone because of coronavirus. The first vaccinations underway tonight.
0:56.1	And also breaking this hour, the Attorney General Bill Barr, he's out, gone, resign.
1:01.0	The president announced that, of course, via Twitter, of course. A few more weeks of that.
1:06.1	Let's go out front.
1:09.1	And good evening. I'm Aaron Burnett. Out front tonight, President-elect Joe Biden about to address the nation.
1:15.3	It comes just as the Electoral College reaffirmed his victory. CNN learning, the President-elect,
1:20.7	will directly confront the assault on democracy that Americans have witnessed in the days since the election.
1:26.3	According to one excerpt of what we will hear momentarily from the President-elect, quote, in the days since the election, according to one excerpt of what we will hear
1:28.3	momentarily from the president-elect, quote, in this battle for the soul of America, democracy
1:33.1	prevailed. And so now it is time to turn the page to unite, to heal. Biden's speech comes as
1:40.7	electors in Hawaii this hour about to cast their ballots for president.
1:45.9	Hawaii is now the last state in the entire country to vote. All four votes expected to go to Joe
1:52.3	Biden and then you will have the formal and final total 306 total electoral votes for President
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