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| By BILLYPENN Philadelphia erupted yesterday in giant party as Biden won and Harris made history. People were shouting, children were whistling, horns were honking and the days-long dance party that started earlier this week erupted across the city as people learned their state had been called for Joe Biden, and with it, the presidency. Philadelphians were equally excited about Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, who will make history as the nation’s first woman, first Black and first South Asian American VP. “I feel amazing,” one South Philly resident told Billy Penn. “Such a relief, so much joy, so much hope where there wasn’t hope before.” |
A Rollicking N.Y.C. Celebration for Biden’s Win, Well Into the Night
People cheered, danced, broke out champagne and honked horns in New York City, which is President Trump’s hometown but had turned on him.
European and allied leaders didn’t wait for President Trump to concede.
In the hours after the race was called by several news outlets, world leaders sent out tweets of support, with many allies promising to work closely with the next president.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, for instance, called the US and Canada “close friends, partners, and allies” with a “relationship that’s unique on the world stage,” and said, “I’m really looking forward to working together and building on that with you both.”
One of President Trump’s closest European friends, United Kingdom Prime Minister Boris Johnson, also sent out congratulations to Biden and Harris, noting he hoped to collaborate on climate change — an area Trump has clashed with his European counterparts on — as well as trade, a pressing issue for a United Kingdom set to soon finalize its exit from the European Union.
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