NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- Joe Biden said Wednesday afternoon that he is not declaring victory -- after all, votes are still being counted in 7 states, according to CNN -- but he expects to win the presidency.
Just minutes after he spoke, around 4:15 p.m., CNN projected that Biden will win Michigan.
"Now after a long night of counting, it's clear that we're winning enough states to reach 270 electoral votes needed to win the presidency," Biden said.
He cautioned, though, "I'm not here to declare that we've won ... But I am here to report when the count is finished we believe we will be the winner."
Earlier in the day, Biden’s campaign held a briefing, saying they believed the Democrat was on a "clear path" to win the election.
Biden campaign manager Jen O'Malley Dillon and campaign adviser Bob Bauer remained optimistic in their "Election Day Protection Briefing" and slammed President Trump's premature claim of victory.
Dillon said Joe Biden is "on track to win this election and he will be the next president of the United States."
Trump prematurely claimed victory early Wednesday morning and said he would take the election to the Supreme Court, although it was unclear what legal action he might take since votes are routinely counted beyond Election Day.
“We’ll be going to the U.S. Supreme Court — we want all voting to stop,” Trump said.
Biden’s campaign called Trump’s statement “outrageous, unprecedented, and incorrect.”