Cities erupt in cheers, church bells ring after news of Biden’s projected win

NBC, CNN, ABC and The Associated Press all called the race for Biden shortly before 11:30 a.m. Saturday after a grueling vote count that had the country on pins and needles. Fox News called the race for Biden a short while later after declaring him the winner in Pennsylvania and Nevada.

 

Following the news, video on social media showed church bells ringing, people applauding and shouting in the streets, and cars honking. 

 

Video quickly came out of major cities, including New York, Los Angeles, Washington, D.C., Seattle, and Denver.

 

#bidenharis2020 Celebrations starting in #NYC streets as people learn @JoeBiden is now president elect after days of counting and defeating @realDonaldTrump pic.twitter.com/4x9IJPanRP

— Cory James (@CoryJamesTV) November 7, 2020

 

The audio pic.twitter.com/axBKpbHrcg

— Margaret Sullivan (@Sulliview) November 7, 2020

 

#PresidentElectJoe & #MadameVicePresident – NYC is cheering and ringing bells right now!! pic.twitter.com/ejN4lbsIlP

— TheGrappleGirl (@GrappleGirl) November 7, 2020

 

ALL OF LOS ANGELES IS SCREAMING!!!!!! NO MORE TRUMP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! pic.twitter.com/5l0Cok8NA7

— 4D (@isellassfordior) November 7, 2020

 

Denver after the presidency is called for Joe Biden. pic.twitter.com/qnchZ24Rer

— Jesse Aaron Paul ☀ (@JesseAPaul) November 7, 2020

 

 

Portland cheers as @CNN announces @JoeBiden as president-elect. @fox12oregon pic.twitter.com/o9J6xAwIyk

— Stephanie Domurat (@SLDomurat) November 7, 2020

Seattle waking up pic.twitter.com/pCrJGVZPzb

— wahlschmertz (@RyanDavidTansey) November 7, 2020

Crowds begin to gather in front of the White House, by what D.C. has named Black Lives Matter Plaza. pic.twitter.com/jCvLRTa3mA

— Cheyenne Haslett (@cheyennehaslett) November 7, 2020

Black Lives Matter Plaza in front of the White House, outside the fenced off Lafayette Square: pic.twitter.com/qKdLZT2c7N

— Abdallah Fayyad (@abdallah_fayyad) November 7, 2020

 

Seattle wishes to express its happiness. pic.twitter.com/SXxDUDwCof

— Jeremy Tinley (@techwolf359) November 7, 2020

 

People celebrating in the street in Philadelphia #PresidentElectJoe pic.twitter.com/tObVihHqZd

— SallyLockwood (@sallylockwood) November 7, 2020

Atlanta breaking out in cheers after the election is called for Biden. pic.twitter.com/xZgzSDB0aB

— Anthony Michael Kreis (@AnthonyMKreis) November 7, 2020

 

Though cities are celebrating, President Trump has not accepted the race call. 

Trump issued a statement minutes after numerous news outlets declared Biden the winner of the presidential race claiming that networks were helping the former vice president “falsely” pose as the winner and promising to fight the results in court.