Democrat said ‘it’s clear that we’re winning enough states’ while president seeks to fire up supporters for bitter legal battle

Joe Biden has claimed he is on course to win the US presidential election and issued a plea for national unity, even as Donald Trump threatens to fight the outcome in court.

The former vice-president won the crucial battleground state of Wisconsin on Wednesday, giving him 248 electoral college votes to Trump’s 214. The target is 270 to win the White House.

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