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Joe Biden declares victory

08/11/2020 GMT

BBC World Service - Weekend, Joe Biden declares victory

Joe Biden takes centre-stage and declares victory; how Biden captured the vote

Joe Biden takes centre-stage to declare victory over Donald Trump and lays down his plans for office.

Also, how was Joe Biden able to capture key states in the campaign?

Plus we'll hear of the mood at the White House.

Joining Celia Hatton to discuss these and other issues are the award-winning documentary film-maker and human-rights activist, Deeyah Khan; and Paul Melly, a journalist and researcher whose work focuses on Africa and the Middle East.

(Picture: President-elect Joe Biden, his wife Jill Biden, Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, and her husband Doug Emhoff. Credit: EPA)

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