( Reuters) – Previous U.S. Vice President Joe Biden protected enough delegates to formally clinch the Democratic governmental nomination on Friday, setting the phase for an obstacle to President Donald Trump in the November election.
U.S. Democratic governmental candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden takes off his face mask throughout a campaign occasion about the U.S. economy at Delaware State University in Dover, Delaware, U.S. June 5,2020 REUTERS/Jim Bourg
A candidate requires at least 1,991 delegates to protect the nomination. Biden crossed the threshold when outcomes came late on Friday after seven states and the District of Columbia held governmental primaries earlier in the week.
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