Joe Biden says he is ‘honored and humbled’ after being elected president. He is expected to speak at 8 p.m. ET.
Delaware Sen. Chris Coons said his state is “jubilant” about the Joe Biden and Sen. Kamala Harris’ victory.
“There were tears of joy, cow bells, cars honking, people cheering in my neighborhood when the announcement was made that a number of major news organizations had called the election for Joe Biden,” Coons told CNN’s Jake Tapper.
The first state in the union has never elected a president in United States history, Biden will be its first.
“Joe Biden is not just a Delawarean,” Tapper said. “He is the most famous Delawarean in the world.”
Coons, one of Biden’s first congressional endorsers for his presidency and his successor in the Senate, went on to explain why the Biden-Harris victory is “historic.”
“This is an historic day not just for Joe and Delaware, but for Kamala Harris and for all of us who are excited to see the first Black woman who is the daughter of immigrants ascend to the vice presidency,” Coons said.
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