VICTOR REACHES OUT TO DIVIDED NATION
WILMINGTON, Del. — Joe Biden was elected the nation’s 46th president Saturday in a stinging repudiation of Donald J. Trump, a fiercely fought victory that sparked joy and pent-up celebration in a country reeling from economic hardship, the ravages of a deadly pandemic and deep-seated racial and political animosities.
The result came after four cliffhanging days of counting when Pennsylvania, the state where he was born, tipped Biden’s way. That made President Trump the first incumbent to lose a bid for reelection since George H.W. Bush in 1992.
It also ushered the nation to a historic milestone as California Sen. Kamala Harris became the first woman, first Black person and first Asian American to be elected vice president.
In an extraordinary break with custom, Trump declined to concede or congratulate Biden, vowing instead to continue his fight to overturn the election by pressing false claims of fraud and Democratic lawbreaking.
But Biden, sounding a gracious tone before a jubilant crowd in his hometown of Wilmington, Del., ignored the president and the snub,
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