Joe Biden has just been declared president-elect by AP, CNN, and other news outlets, meaning that after days of waiting, Americans finally know who will be their leader for the next four years.
As a result, many people went bananas. New York City was quick to take to the streets to celebrate, cheering and banging pots and pans, blaring their car horns:
PBS White House reporter Yamiche Alcindor tweeted about cheering in DC, someone even shouting “There is a god”:
People are dancing, cheering, stomping their feet and banging pots in Washington, D.C.
I just heard someone shout, “There is a God,” and “Get Trump out.”
— Yamiche Alcindor (@Yamiche) November 7, 2020
Chicago joined in:
The celebrations soon began on the West Coast as well, like this clip of San Diego:
Since Biden’s win was announced early on in Pacific time — before 9:00 a.m. — celebrations even signaled people to check social media:
park la brea celebrating was my trigger to check Twitter !!!
— RAYYAN (@rayyanumrani) November 7, 2020
And on and on and on….
Many Americans will undoubtedly be celebrating for weeks to come.