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Dis-United States: Biden’s team faces reality of rule during Trumpism
- A nation divided by voters may be difficult to bring together under a new president if it is unable to agree on what constitutes truth
- The support base of Donald Trump has shown no sign of weakening, against a backdrop of growing partisanship and mistrust of institutions
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President-elect Joe Biden says he wants to reunify the United States of America, stressing in his first speech that he plans to be a leader for all the country’s 328 million citizens.
Yet the very election that gave him the job shows just how wide the divide has become and the huge scale of the challenge.
Days after the election was called for Biden and he gave his victory address, the results have become another battleground in a politically fractured country telling itself different stories.
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In one narrative, the Democratic candidate pulled ahead as votes were counted and eventually won – a result broadly acknowledged by state officials working on the elections, legal scholars and the mainstream news media.
In the other, backed by President Donald Trump and his allies, the Democrats stole the election using rampant voter fraud and violations of election law.
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In yet another, out on the conspiracy fringes, the entire election is a military sting operation to root out Democrat corruption.
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