NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- President Trump declared victory in the presidential election -- even though several states still need to be called -- and claimed that since a "major fraud on our nation" had been committed, he was taking his case to the U.S. Supreme Court.
"Millions and millions of people voted for us tonight and a very sad group of people is trying to disenfranchise that group of people," Trump told an audience at the White House's East Room. "We were getting ready for a big celebration, we were winning everything and all of a sudden it was called off."
He continued, "This a fraud on the American public. This is an embarrassment to our country. We were getting ready to win this election. Frankly, we did win this election."
He then laid out his plan: "So our goal now is to ensure the integrity for the good of this nation ... this is a major fraud on our nation. We want the law to be used in a proper manner. So we'll be going to the U.S. Supreme Court. We want all voting to stop. We don't want them to find any ballots at 4 o'clock in the morning and add them to the list. It's a very sad moment ... As far as I'm concerned, we already have won it."
Striking a less combative tone, Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden spoke to supporters in Wilmington, Delaware, around 12:30 a.m. Wednesday, telling them to be patient as the counting of ballots -- particularly in Pennsylvania -- continues.
"We feel good about where we are. We really do," Biden said. "We believe we're on track to win this election ... It's going to take awhile. We're going to have be patient ... And it ain't over until every vote is counted. Every ballot counted. We're feeling good about where we are ... It's going to take time but we're going to win Pennsylvania."
With his wife Dr. Jill Biden at his side, Biden added, "I'm here to tell you tonight we believe we’re on track to win this election. We knew because of the unprecedented early vote, the mail-in vote that it was going to take awhile . We’re going to have to be patient until the hard work of tallying votes is finished."
He concluded, “Thank you, thank you thank you and folks you heard me say it before every time I walked out of my grandpa’s house up in Scranton he’d yell 'Joey, keep the faith,'" he said. “Keep the faith, guys. We’re going to win this. Your patience is great."
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