(Bloomberg) — Democrat Joe Biden strengthened his hold on the race for the White House on Thursday, steadily chipping away at Donald Trump’s early lead in a pair of crucial swing states as the president’s campaign peppered the courts with legal complaints.
In an evening statement at the White House, the president said the election is being stolen from him, despite no evidence of widespread illegal voting.
Trump’s lead in Georgia had dwindled to just 3,600 votes on Thursday evening, while his lead in Pennsylvania was down to 64,000, according to the Associated Press. Each state has been counting a surge of mail-in ballots, which skew Democratic and left the president confined in the White House watching his lead steadily drip away throughout the day. Biden expanded his lead in Nevada.
Biden expressed confidence in brief remarks on Thursday. “We have no doubt, when the count is…
