America decides: Wild scenes as Biden ousts Trump in US election

Americans have taken to the streets in droves to celebrate – and, in some cases, protest – Joe Biden’s win over Donald Trump in the presidential election.

While Mr Trump is still refusing to concede, Mr Biden and his team are preparing to name a cabinet and are moving into transmission mode ahead of the January 20 inauguration ceremony.

Mr Trump played golf again on Sunday (local time), amid reports his wife Melania and son-in-law Jared Kushner had tried to convince him to acknowledge the election loss.

Nov 09, 2020, updated Nov 11, 2020

1/21Celebrations in Washington.

2/21People celebrate on Black Lives Matter plaza across from the White House in Washington, DC on November 7 after Joe Biden was declared the winner of the 2020 presidential election.

3/21The scene outside the White House on Sunday (local time).

4/21Supporters of Democratic Presidential candidate Joe Biden join protesters and activists as they wait for election results in Washington.

5/21Joe Biden supporters watch presidential election returns in Miami, Florida.

6/21President Donald Trump plays a round of Golf at the Trump National Golf Club.

7/21Biden supporters outside the state capitol denounce any re-counting of Pennsylvanian votes. Photo: AAP

8/21Biden supporters ignore the chill of the Wilmington night to revel in victory.

9/21Joe Biden and Kamala Harris raise their hands in triumph amid the crowd's cheers.

10/21President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris. Photo: AP

11/21Thomas Jefferson University Hospital medical staff in Pennsylvania.

12/21Los Angeles residents Emma Silvers (right) and Hadley Rosenbaum bang pans after Joe Biden's victory.

13/21Mr Biden was declared president after taking an unassailable lead in Pennsylvania.

14/21Celebrations on Black Lives Matter plaza across from the White House in Washington DC. <i>Photo: Getty</i>

15/21New York City erupts in celebration of Joe Biden's victory.

16/21Kamala Harris and Joe Biden at a campaign rally in Detroit, Michigan.

17/21Former Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams helped rally the black vote in Georgia.

18/21Eric and Donald Trump Jr have come out punching.

19/21Joe Biden will inherit a divided nation.

20/21Hundreds of protesters in NYC took to the streets to denounce Donald Trumps attempt to stop the counting of votes in battleground states.

21/21While Trumps supports want the count to stop, Biden supporters demand every vote be counted. Photo: Getty