US Election: Trump Reacts As Biden Predicts Landslide Victory In Nationwide Address  

His growing lead in the presidential election in key battleground states appeared to have placed Democratic nominee, Joe Biden on the verge of victory as he addressed the nation on Friday.

“The numbers tell us a clear and convincing story: We’re going to win this race,” Biden said in remarks delivered from inside the Chase Center in Wilmington, Del.

It was reported that, speculation mounted that it could be a victory speech that would follow a potential race call by the Associated Press or major media outlets. But the race remained too close to call by the time he spoke.

The former vice president nevertheless took the opportunity to project confidence in the ultimate outcome of the contest.

“What is becoming clearer each hour is that record numbers of Americans, from all races, faiths, regions, chose change over more of the same,” he said.

Meanwhile, Biden’s running mate, Sen. Kamala Harris of California, was reportedly joined him but she did not speak, and Biden kept his remarks short.

According to the report, Biden overcame Trump’s lead since early Friday in two key states, Pennsylvania and Georgia as more results from early and mail-in ballots were added to the totals. In the absence of a final call, which could come within hours, Biden noted that he had fulfilled his campaign promise to rebuild the Democratic firewall in the states of Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania, which Trump had won in 2016.

“We’ve rebuilt the Blue Wall across this country that crumbled just four years ago,” Biden said in reference to his wins in those three states.

The remarks came as the race appeared to be quickly slipping away from Trump. As votes continued to be counted in Arizona, Georgia, Nevada and Pennsylvania, Biden held a lead in all of them. The Associated Press had already called Arizona for Biden; any of the remaining three states would put the Democrat over the 270 Electoral College votes needed to secure the presidency. (Other media outlets have yet to call Arizona.)

On Friday afternoon, Trump released a statement that was far more restrained than what he had told reporters Thursday.

“We believe the American people deserve to have full transparency into all vote counting and election certification, and that this is no longer about any single election,” Trump said in his statement. “This is about the integrity of our entire election process.

“From the beginning we have said that all legal ballots must be counted and all illegal ballots should not be counted, yet we have met resistance to this basic principle by Democrats at every turn.

“We will pursue this process through every aspect of the law to guarantee that the American people have confidence in our government. I will never give up fighting for you and our nation.”

But Biden made clear that he would not sit by idly while Trump attempted to keep him from the White House.

“Democracy works. Your vote will be counted. I don’t care who tries to stop it, I will not let it happen,” Biden said. “The people will be heard. Our journey is towards a more perfect union and we keep moving on.”