Joe Biden calls for healing in appeal to Trump voters after winning US presidency

Joe Biden declared it was 'time to heal' a deeply divided America in his first speech after winning the election, even as President Donald Trump pressed ahead with legal fights against the outcome.

President-elect Joe Biden speaking in Wilmington, Delaware last night. Picture: AP Photo/Paul Sancya

President-elect Joe Biden declared it was “time to heal” a deeply divided America in his first speech after winning in a bitter election, even as President Donald Trump refused to concede and pressed ahead with legal fights against the outcome.

Biden’s victory on Saturday in Pennsylvania put him over the threshold of 270 Electoral College votes he needed to clinch the presidency, ending four days of nail-biting suspense and sending his supporters into the streets of major cities in celebration.