Trump’s brutal policies and spread of misinformation have divided the US. Uniting the country will be Biden’s biggest task

• ‘Let us be the nation we know we can be’: Biden speaks after defeating Trump – US election 2020 live updates

As the result was finally called, the end of his presidency confirmed, Donald Trump teed off on a crisp, autumnal Saturday afternoon at his private golf club in Virginia.

The president was in the midst of a four-day mission to spread baseless misinformation about election integrity in an attempt to subvert US democracy.