US election: Celebrations erupt across America as Biden named next president
The IndependentThe latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. After he was declared winner of Pennsylvania by the Associated Press, at 11.27am eastern time, and its crucial 20 electoral college votes, Americans began sharing videos of celebrations erupting across the country. Black Lives Matter Plaza in Washington DC was flooded with Biden supporters, as news spread like wildfire and other news organisations like Fox News and CNN began following the projection for a Biden-Harris White House. In Lansing, Michigan, Black Lives Matter demonstrators filled the steps of the Capitol as the crowd began singing “Amazing Grace” while supporters of Mr Trump bowed their heads together and prayed. Democrat Senator Chuck Schumer joined the masses singing in Brooklyn’s Grand Army Plaza to raise a fist in victory as the crowd sang “Hey Hey Goodbye”.