After five days of counting votes across the country, the United States has chosen Joe Biden as its 46th president.
Joining him in the White House will be Kamala Harris, who made history by becoming the first woman, the first African-American and the first person of Asian descent named vice president-elect of the United States.
The Biden-Harris ticket garnered more total votes than any in American history. The victory was called by several major networks just before noon on Saturday after an insurmountable number of votes in Pennsylvania guaranteed Biden at least 270 electoral college votes, ensuring Donald Trump would be a one-term president.
Athletes across the sports world took to social media to share their thoughts on the historic result.
@morethanavote pic.twitter.com/n6kmG12H1X
— LeBron James (@KingJames) November 7, 2020
Yoooo @KingJames y’all can go to the White House and celebrate y’all title G!
— Draymond Green (@Money23Green) November 7, 2020
— Chris Bosh (@chrisbosh) November 8, 2020
President Elect @JoeBiden and Madam Vice President @KamalaHarris congrats!!! #46 LFG
— Megan Rapinoe (@mPinoe) November 7, 2020
Cannot understate how historic and incredible this is for @KamalaHarris and for Black women and South Asian women everywhere, and for America. Let’s not look back, ever.
— Megan Rapinoe (@mPinoe) November 7, 2020
Thank you Black Women.
— Megan Rapinoe (@mPinoe) November 7, 2020
— Russell Wilson (@DangeRussWilson) November 7, 2020
— Blake Wheeler (@BiggieFunke) November 7, 2020
46 – Please help us Heal
— Kevin Love (@kevinlove) November 7, 2020
your pettiness level is through the roof and I’m here for it https://t.co/OcTwsNN6zg
— A'ja Wilson (@_ajawilson22) November 7, 2020
Congrats to Joe Biden & wishing him all the best. Goodluck! God bless the USA
— Tony DeAngelo (@TonyDee07) November 7, 2020
— Donovan Mitchell (@spidadmitchell) November 7, 2020
— LeBron James (@KingJames) November 7, 2020
CHARACTER MATTERS, BEING SIMPLY A GOOD PERSON MATTERS! Salute & Thank You @VanJones68!!! https://t.co/G6wB9L3EvZ
— LeBron James (@KingJames) November 7, 2020
46th PRESIDENT!!!! pic.twitter.com/2kkroHwuhL
— Trae Young (@TheTraeYoung) November 7, 2020
This is a moment the country NEEDED and a moment Women DESERVED. https://t.co/2kcVfKDCVn
— Karl-Anthony Towns (@KarlTowns) November 7, 2020
Well America TRUSTED THE PROCESS and it paid off #TheProcess https://t.co/9XfWvQTZET
— Joel “Troel” Embiid (@JoelEmbiid) November 7, 2020
YO we back up in there my G!!! I’m taking my tequila and vino too!
— LeBron James (@KingJames) November 7, 2020
— Christine Sinclair (@sincy12) November 7, 2020
I knew when I met you during the Final game of the 2015 @FIFAWWC Women’s World Cup that you were an advocate for women
Can’t wait to see what you & Kamala do in the next 4yrs
that the speeches tonight were about history,hope & believing in something greater than yourself pic.twitter.com/n9Te5UHNlN
— Karina LeBlanc (@karinaleblanc) November 8, 2020
Can’t forget @KamalaHarris pic.twitter.com/0ZVDys8CXC
— Trae Young (@TheTraeYoung) November 7, 2020
Congratulations to @KamalaHarris for making history keep leading and inspiring!! https://t.co/s2JkqmTn5T
— Donovan Mitchell (@spidadmitchell) November 7, 2020
#BidenHarris2020 pic.twitter.com/ijV4VgARwv
— Sue Bird (@S10Bird) November 7, 2020
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