even though some states haven t finished counting the votes. and donald trump s camp hasn t exhausted its all its legal options. i know that you have supported joe biden from the get go. so on the emotional level i m, i m sure it feels right, but when it comes to you american law, due process, the american republic,, which requires some semblance of neutrality, g.c., that s actually a sign of respect. the election s over, there s a, in the united states, we have a tradition that when it is clear who s going to win, because they have the majority of votes that are needed for any office and for president, it s the majority of the electoral college votes. even though there are still some technical things that have to do, there are, in some key states have to certify the elections. the certification often doesn t happen for weeks after the election. and yet on election night, you may know whether the margin for the winner is so large that it is impossible for the defeated candida
i mean, can you point me and our viewers around the world primary source material? not the media projection. not some speculation. not that even a paul, but a legal document, a legal decision that s legitimizes, sound designation as president elect. so democracy depends on very fragile norms, including that the defeated candidate, graciously acknowledges that he lost the election. and then particularly in a presidential context, the defeated candidate says, congratulations to the winner and says we as americans will unite behind you. because your success is important to our country. and my government will do everything it can to cooperate with you in a transition. so that when you become president, you can hit the ground running. they do that even knowing that the formal date on which elections are certified by states by which electoral college votes are cast in state legislatures. and by which those votes are counted in congress won t happen. for another 2 months, so if i ha
but the margin is 80000 votes. it doesn t matter if all 10000 votes went for the defeated candidate, they cannot possibly catch up. that s where we are today. joe biden s margin is so large in all of the states that are being contested, that even though some other states have not finished counting, they still know who won and job. i m one majority of the electoral college dropout progress ical there are there is. and isn t that there is, you know, history, history to dish and there is an emotional side to this question, but then there is a legal side as well, and you were a legal scholar. that s why i m asking, what makes joe biden president elect at this point? i mean, can you point me and our viewers around the world primary source material, not the media projection, not some speculation, not that even a paul, but a legal document, a legal decision that legitimizes see if that cell designation as president elect. so democracy depends on very fragile norms, including that th
but when it comes to american law, due process, the american republic, which requires some semblance of neutrality, g.c. that s actually a sign of respect. the election s over in the united states, we have a tradition that when it is clear who s going to win because they have the majority of votes that are needed for any office and for president, it s the majority of the electoral college votes. even though there are still some technical things that have to do, there are, in some key states have to certify the elections. the certification often doesn t happen for weeks after the election. and yet on election night, you may know whether the margin for the winner is so large that it is impossible for the defeated candidate to catch up. so there may still be 10000 votes to count by the margin is 80000 votes. it doesn t matter if all 10000 votes went for the defeated candidate, they cannot possibly catch up. that s where we are today. joe biden s margin is so large in all of the
d.c. this weekend in a short for the president with hungary becoming the 1st european country with the top stories from the past 7 days on right up to the moment developments. well, welcome to the weekly, an r t international. my names. you know me the shooting stopped in the disputed region of the corner. this week, armenia and azerbaijan signed on a historic peace deal brokered by russia, ending some 7 weeks of bloodshed, as part of the truce moscow deployed military personnel to the front line. d to monitor the cease fire, what is happening in karabakh is a truly great tragedy. i want to note with great satisfaction, the outlines compromise and the agreements reached on ending the bloodshed. and i hope that all the steps we have taken recently will lead to the establishment of a long term peace for the benefit of azerbaijan and armenia. well, under the new peace deal, both sides will hold on to their current military positions. that leaves are many in control of the dispu