President Trump has said that as far as he's concerned, he's won the vote, and any attempts to frustrate that victory would be taken to the Supreme Court.

Millions of votes are yet to be counted, and the president cannot credibly claim to have one.

At this point.

The president has defied pre election polls to do better than predicted.

He's projected to win Florida, Ohio and Texas, and it's neck and neck in North Carolina.

But the biggest prize of the night, California has gone as expected, to Joe Biden.

He also appears to be on course to take.

Arizona, previously held by Trump, has been right with the very latest.

This election remains a nail biter on the results in key swing states are not yet known.

But when President Trump spoke at the White House in the early hours, he claimed the race would be his and then said this this is a fraud on the American public.

This is an embarrassment to our country, the president said.

he would take his fight to the Supreme Court.

There is no evidence to support Donald Trump's claim of fraud.

Millions of ballots are still being counted as they should.

It was Joe Biden who made the first appearance of the night, telling supporters toe, hold their nerve.

I'm here to tell you tonight we believe we're on track to win this election.

Until then, America had watched the night unfold with little drama, the two candidates clocking up state they were expected to win.

Democrats had dreamed of blocking President Trump's path to the White House by winning Florida, but his vote there stayed strong.

With millions of postal ballots still to count, this could about to become a protracted and contested slog.

Ben right, BBC News Washington.