U.S. Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden called for unity on Saturday after being projected to be the winner of the fiercely contested 2020 election.

"With the campaign over, it's time to put the anger and the harsh rhetoric behind us and come together as a nation," Biden said in a statement.

The statement came after major news outlets, including AP, CNN, Fox News, and NBC News, projected the former U.S. vice president has won more than 270 electoral votes.

His Republican opponent, sitting President Donald Trump, said in a statement that the election is "far from over," vowing to take legal actions as early as next week.