Trump-Biden transition live updates: Pence announces Biden as next president, Trump accepts defeat

Joe Biden and Kamala Harris have won the 2020 presidential election.

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Last Updated: January 7, 2021, 6:58 AM ET

Jan 07, 3:45 am

Pence announces Biden as next president, Trump accepts defeat

In a statement tweeted by White House Deputy Chief of Staff Dan Scavino following the news, Trump said: "Even though I totally disagree with the outcome of the election, and the facts bear me out, nevertheless there will be an orderly transition on January 20th. I have always said we would continue our fight to ensure that only legal votes were counted. While this represents the end of the greatest first term in presidential history, it's only the beginning of our fight to Make America Great Again!"
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