President hes vowing to challenge Election Results in several states. On the welcome to the program democratic candidate joe biden has won the u. S. President ial election after sealing victory in the battleground state of pennsylvania of the 99 percent of votes counted and pennsylvania biden won 49. 7 percent trump took home 49. 2 the 20 electoral votes biden takes in this state allowed him to surpass the crucial 270 needed to win the election according to projections by the Associated Press that is he also picked up 6 and nevada giving him a total of 290. 00 electoral votes to republican president Donald Trumps 214. 00. Im a critic supporters across the country have been reacting to the news of president elect biden success from philadelphia to black lives matter plaza in washington to new yorks times square people didnt want to hide their relief and excitement any longer lets take a look at those reactions. To me means everything my mother is a disabled woman european medicaid and m
The presidency has literally placed in the ballots this is a race that weve been ahead of the expected all lines these are 159 elections directors employees who are here to do the job of protecting democracy as we look at the data thats outstanding we see a number of democratic counties that are yet to report we want to be able to make sure that accounting that occurs and that the results that proper could be respected by everywhere it can voter across this where. These people are not involved in voter fraud these people are not involved in Voter Suppression. Also coming up the u. S. President ial election has become a global test of patience and nerves americas allies are hoping for a quick and peaceful resolution americas rivals are showing their shot in florida and devilishly. And because kate that out of the a shortcomings in the american electoral system and science which International Observers and pundits have pointed out many times this is pacitti to the archaic nature of the r
A sort of Foreign Affairs minister who talked about a new beginning a new deal when he congratulated president elect joe biden and Vice President campbell arias so the relation between the u. S. And germany has been really really difficult over the past 4 years remember in 2017 when after the g. 7 summit bank of america was saying at the times during which we are doing which we can count on each others are over now referring to tribes attitude towards its western allies so theres really a sense of relief tonight in body and of course German Government would have congratulated donald trump how do you run a lecture on bets. That didnt you knew relation a new era between the u. S. And germany come stocked with these new presidency of joe biden our reporters have been out talking to everyday germans about what they think until their reactions. Im far too often i think what you want about trump but he has divided the United States lets see what mine will bring in the end it can only get bet
Back a as well have congratulated joe biden and his running mate harris after Major Networks to clear them the winners of the u. S. President ial election in a statement posted on twitter she wrote i look forward to working with president by our transatlantic friendship is indispensable if we are to deal with the major challenges of our time and to talk more about these Transatlantic Relations lets bring in detail be a correspondent. Whats the reaction in germany been. Well i think its a sense sort of for at least tonight here in germany youve read out the statement by uncle americas spokesperson on twitter its really about really really shuffling the cards between germany and the u. S. Its really about restarting again the trends that the transatlantic relation as a sort of Foreign Affairs minister talked about a new beginning a new deal when he congratulated president elect joe biden and Vice President. Arias so the relation between the u. S. And germany has been really really diffic
And thank you all for joining us online for this release of the report entitled the cost of the policy and damaging consequences for u. S. And global security. Let me first explain why i thought undertaking this report was important. Much has been written about President Trumps failed Foreign Policy but i thought it was important to assess from a congressional perspective and to look at some of the examples of how the president has engaged with the world and what his actions have meant for the American People. My staff interviewed dozens of former officials, many who served in senior positions in the Trump Administration. They traveled and met with officials and Foreign Policy experts speaking to people from more than 20 countries. What we found was struggling. The consequences of both Donald Trumps words and actions have been almost unequivocally negative for the American People and broad United States interest globally. Nearly four years since he took office, we see democratic democc