Edison Research, the organization responsible for making the prediction, also forecasted that North Carolina, the only other state with an undecided vote count, would be won by Trump, bringing the final electoral vote count to 306 for Biden and 232 for Trump. This gave Biden, a Democrat, a significant win over Trump in the Electoral College, matching the 306 votes Trump, a Republican, received to defeat Hillary Clinton in 2016, a victory he referred to as a "landslide." Despite Trump's refusal to concede, Biden's team confirmed they were moving forward with transition efforts. Although the popular vote does not determine the election outcome, Biden led by over 5.3 million votes, or 3.4 percentage points. His share of the popular vote, at 50.8%, was slightly higher than Ronald Reagan's share in 1980 when he defeated Jimmy Carter. Trump, a Republican, has baselessly claimed that he was a victim of widespread election fraud and has refused to accept defeat. Despite state election officials finding no significant irregularities and his legal challenges in court failing, Trump would need to reverse Biden's lead in at least three states to secure a second term. However, he has not provided any evidence to support this. States must certify their elections and select electors for the Electoral College by the Dec. 8 "safe harbor" deadline, with the new president officially chosen on Dec. 14. A Michigan court recently dismissed Trump's attempt to block the certification of votes in Detroit, which heavily favored Biden. Lawyers representing Trump's campaign dropped a lawsuit in Arizona due to the final vote count making it irrelevant. Federal election security officials have confirmed that voting systems did not delete or lose votes, change votes, or compromise in any way. Trump is scheduled to make his first public appearance since Biden was announced as the election winner on Nov. 7. The White House stated that he would address the nation on government and drugmakers' efforts to develop effective treatments for the coronavirus pandemic. Biden officials stated they would continue with the transition, focusing on legislative priorities, reviewing federal agency policies, and preparing to fill numerous positions in the new administration. "We are moving forward with the transition," said Jen Psaki, a senior adviser to Biden's transition team, during a conference call on Friday. She emphasized the need for Biden to receive current information from the Trump administration to address the growing challenges of the pandemic and national security threats. Psaki called on Trump's White House to allow Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris to have access to daily intelligence briefings on potential global threats. She expressed concern that without access to this information, the national security team and the incoming president and vice president are at a disadvantage. Psaki stated that Biden will receive briefings from his own national-security experts next week. He once again met with transition advisers on Friday at his Delaware beach house to strategize his approach to the pandemic and prepare to announce his top appointees, including Cabinet members. The official transition has been delayed due to Trump's refusal to concede defeat. The General Services Administration, the agency responsible for releasing funding to the president-elect, has not yet acknowledged Biden's victory, preventing him from accessing federal resources. Trump's confidant, Fox News correspondent Geraldo Rivera, stated that Trump had indicated he would abide by the US Constitution and concede once all votes are counted, describing himself as a realist. Rivera said in an interview with Fox that he was assured by the individual that he would act in accordance with what is right. Rivera did not believe that the individual was planning to overthrow the government, but rather wanted a fair competition.