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The Lead with Jake Tapper

Biden urges patience, as Trump threatens lawsuits; Biden speaks as vote count continues in seven states; CNN projects Joe Biden wins Michigan, nearing 270 electoral votes

The Lead with Jake Tapper

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3.51.7K Ratings

🗓️ 4 November 2020

⏱️ 48 minutes

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0:00.0

Thanks Dan. It does appear as though the Trump campaign is able to see the writing on the wall

0:06.4

and they have decided to throw as much at the wall as they can, especially when it comes to

0:12.2

lawsuits and false claims.

0:14.6

We have now a word from Wilmington, Delaware that former Vice President Joe Biden is going

0:19.8

to come out and speak soon.

0:21.8

Let me bring in Jeff Zellany, our reporter on the ground there.

0:24.2

Jeff, what are we expecting Biden to say?

0:27.6

He cannot yet declare victory.

0:29.2

Nobody has declared him the winner.

0:31.2

There will remain many outstanding states. What is he going to do?

0:36.8

Jake, I am told that Joe Biden is going to do what his campaign has been saying all day long,

0:41.3

that he believes he is on a track toward

0:43.8

victory i'm told that he is not going to declare victory himself but he is

0:47.0

going to call for the fair accounting of all ballots and he is going to uh... we're by advisors, and this could be fluid here, but he is going to push back against these suggestions of fraud and push back against, you know, any suggestion this election is trying to be stolen so you can see the backdrop there

1:04.4

this is the exact same stage where he accepted the Democratic presidential nomination

1:08.7

in the month of August and it will be the same type of spirit and tone I am told a very

1:14.7

presidential like tone he is going to you know make this claim and make this a

1:20.6

statement that all these votes should be counted.

1:22.8

We do not necessarily expect him to talk about each of these separate lawsuits here that are just coming in.

1:29.4

But we're told that he will also be joined by Senator Kamala Harris the first time we will see

1:33.7

the two of them together at least on the same stage since the election

1:37.8

yesterday I'm told all morning long he's been calling Democratic officials

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