Ten Things You Need to Know Today: Friday 27 Nov 2020

1. Trump says he’ll go if electoral college crowns Biden

Donald Trump has signalled that he will leave the White House if Joe Biden is formally confirmed as the next US president by the electoral college - as he is legally obliged to do. The Republican told the media it would be “hard” to concede and he repeated unsubstantiated claims of voter fraud. Biden leads Trump by 306 votes to 232 under the electoral college system, with most vote tallies now certified by states. Biden also leads the popular vote by more than six million.

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