Follow our live updates of the 2020 US Presidential election.
5.37pm
"I know this city has a sad history of voter fraud" - President Trump's lawyer and former New York Mayor, Rudy Giuliani, speaking from Philadelphia, has indicated that legal challenges are underway, making unsubstantiated claims that some ballots have been attributed to dead citizens who couldn't vote.
At the press conference, Giuliani said legal action was imminent.
"These lawsuits will be brought starting on Monday.
"But the first time it was discovered was here in Pennsylvania just a couple of days ago."
Mayor @RudyGiuliani on dead people voting in #Philadelphia pic.twitter.com/3L6t5oBJXq
— Team Trump (Text TRUMP to 88022) (@TeamTrump) November 7, 2020
5.27pm
Taoiseach Micheál Martin taken to Twitter to congratulate the Democratic winners, Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, calling the 46th US President a "true friend of this nation".
I want to congratulate the new President Elect of the USA @JoeBiden Joe Biden has been a true friend of this nation throughout his life and I look forward to working with him in the years ahead. I also look forward to welcoming him back home when the circumstances allow! 🇮🇪 🇺🇸
— Micheál Martin (@MichealMartinTD) November 7, 2020
5.25pm
President Michael D. Higgins has congratulated US President Elect Joe Biden and his running mate, Kamala Harris on their victory.
President Higgins hailed the outcome of an historic election.
“Today, I have conveyed my best wishes to President-elect Joe Biden, wishing him and the American people every good fortune for his term in office and congratulating him, and congratulating Vice President-elect Kamala Harris on her historic achievement.
"Sabina and I, and the staff at Áras an Uachtaráin, have the warmest memories of Joe Biden’s two visits to us.
"The bonds between the peoples of Ireland and the United States are close and strong, and I look forward to our two countries working together to rebuild the much-needed trust in the methods and institutions of national and international solidarity and cooperation.
"That solidarity is indispensable, if we are to address the urgent challenges of our time, including such diverse issues as the need to address the cause and consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic, climate change, global poverty, hunger, migration and the digitisation of our economies, all issues on which the President-elect has expressed a commitment.
"On behalf of the people of Ireland, I wish President-elect Biden and Vice President-elect Harris every success in the years ahead.”
“I have conveyed my best wishes to President-elect Joe Biden, wishing him and the American people every good fortune for his term in office and congratulating ...Vice President-elect Kamala Harris on her historic achievement."
— President of Ireland (@PresidentIRL) November 7, 2020
Full statement: https://t.co/YCxk7eWE47
5.05pm
US President Elect Joe Biden has issued his first statement since the news broke that Pennsylvania had been called in his favour.
Mr Biden has insisted that he will be a president for all Americans.
"America, I’m honored that you have chosen me to lead our great country.
"The work ahead of us will be hard, but I promise you this: I will be a President for all Americans — whether you voted for me or not.
"I will keep the faith that you have placed in me."
Meanwhile, incumbent Donald Trump is insisting that the race is far from over, asserting that his legal challenges are ongoing in several states.
4.45pm
While these projections will see former Vice President Joe Biden take the top job at the third time of asking, it will also see his running mate, Kamala Harris, become the first ever woman - and person of colour - taking up the role of Vice President in the White House.
BREAKING: JOE BIDEN WINS
— CNN (@CNN) November 7, 2020
Joe Biden will be the 46th president of the United States, CNN projects, after a victory in Pennsylvania puts the Scranton-born Democrat over 270 https://t.co/qmVt37WlYC #CNNElection pic.twitter.com/Ts97NweP99
4.30pm
Just moments before Donald Trump's proposed press conference in Pennsylvania, CNN and NBC have called the election in favour of Democrat Joe Biden.
Biden is projected to win the state of Pennsylvania where he currently leads by more than 34,000 votes, with the 20 electoral college votes form the state bringing him over the 270 required to win the presidency.
BREAKING: JOE BIDEN WINS
— CNN International (@cnni) November 7, 2020
Joe Biden will be the 46th president of the United States, CNN projects, after a victory in Pennsylvania puts the Scranton-born Democrat over 270 https://t.co/V7b2IZRsZk #CNNElection pic.twitter.com/FsYZOQiXfv
3.45pm
Having previously lambasted Joe Biden and Kamala Harris for claiming they were set to win the election, President Trump has once again falsely declared that he has won the presidential race.
Twitter has again taken measures to offset Trump's baseless claims, attaching a warning that "official sources may not have called the race when this was Tweeted".
I WON THIS ELECTION, BY A LOT!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 7, 2020
how it started how it’s going pic.twitter.com/EnI3FWgafu
— Paul Murphy 🏳️⚧️ (@paulmurphy_TD) November 7, 2020
3.15pm
U.S. President Donald Trump indicates that there will be a press conference in Philadelphia this afternoon at 4:30pm Irish time.
Big press conference today in Philadelphia at Four Seasons Total Landscaping — 11:30am!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 7, 2020
3.15pm
US President Donald Trump has once again asserted that the election was rigged against him.
In a Twitter thread, Trump claims - without evidence - that tens of thousands of votes were received after the polls closed in Pennsylvania, a state he desperately needs to win if his hopes of retaining the presidency are to stay alive.
Trump also claims that Republican party observers were not allowed into count centres, though, this has been proven to be false as both parties have observers in the count centres.
Each posting of the thread has been accompanied by a warning from Twitter, citing concerns over the verity of the allegations from the President.
"Some or all of the content shared in this Tweet is disputed and might be misleading about an election or other civic process".
2.30pm
As it stands, Democratic candidate, Joe Biden, is leading incumbent Donald Trump in the popular vote and the electoral college, with counting still ongoing in six states.
Biden leads Trump by more than 29,000 votes in Arizona, and over 22,000 in Nevada, with many commentators suggesting that those states will be called for the Democratic nominee in time.
Arizona represents 11 electoral college votes, while Nevada accounts for six.
It's a far tighter affair in states like Georgia and Pennsylvania, with Biden overtaking Trump in both over the last 24 hours.
Biden's lead in Georgia is so slender, just 7,000 votes, that the Secretary of State for the jurisdiction has called for a recount.
The Democratic surge in Pennsylvania, as mail in ballots are counted, has allowed Biden to assert a foothold in the state, increasing his lead to more than 28,000.
The Coal State represents 20 electoral college votes, a win here for Biden would bring him over the 270 required to be declared the winner.
Meanwhile, counting is ongoing in Alaska and North Carolina, where Donald Trump is forecast to win, though, neither state is seen as having any real impact on the end result.
Speaking in an address in his home state of Delaware, Mr Biden was confident that the "the numbers tell us a clear and convincing story, we're going to win this race".
Joe Biden says although “we don’t have a final declaration of victory yet,” he is confident that he’s “going to win this race.” https://t.co/ZU4oBzfLam #Election2020 pic.twitter.com/5hYksX9wWF
— ABC News (@ABC) November 7, 2020
1.30pm
Brexit talks are ongoing today, with UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson holding a call with European Commission President Ursula Von Der Leyen.
The UK's recent passing of the Internal Market Bill has cast doubt over Johnson's government's commitment to the Good Friday Agreement, raising concerns here in Dublin but also across the Atlantic.
Democratic Congressman for the state of Massachusetts, Richard Neal, asserts that a Joe Biden presidency would not be in favour of striking a trade deal with the United Kingdom should the Good Friday Agreement be under threat.
"I've always thought that America was an honest broker in international relations, particularly as it relates to Ireland and the UK.
"In fact, I think that it's important to remember here that the United States remains a guarantor of the Good Friday Agreement and we see it as a major accomplishment.
"Many of us were much involved in the deliberations and implementations and we do not anticipate letting it recede."
11.20am
Joe Biden insists he's confident he's going to win the race to the White House.
The Democratic candidate's leading in four of the six states yet to declare, including Pennsylvania.
He only needs the 20 Electoral College votes there to push him over the 270 line, which'll see him defeat Donald Trump.
He claims he's already got a 'mandate for action', as counting continues - promising Americans, the work has already started.
What is becoming clearer each hour is that record numbers of Americans — from all races, faiths, regions — chose change over more of the same.
— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) November 7, 2020
They have given us a mandate for action on COVID and the economy and climate change and systemic racism.
The US President Donald Trump believes the election was rigged against him but hasn't provided any evidence.
He's promising to take legal action in some battleground states.
He has the backing of some senior Republicans, including the senator for South Carolina - Lindsey Graham.
Sen. Lindsey Graham: "I'm going to stand with President Trump. If a Democrat were doing this, it'd be cheered on, and we're not going to let the media intimidate us." pic.twitter.com/cwtunXfAxJ
— The Hill (@thehill) November 6, 2020
Joe Biden is also urging Americans to 'remain calm, patient and let the process work out' as the wait to find out who will be the next US President continues.
The Democratic candidate seems confident though - he says he's on course to win a 'clear majority'.
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