A “SUSSEX man” will become the new leader of the land of the free after clinching victory in the latest election.

Joe Biden will become the 46th President of the United States during his inauguration today at the age of 78.

However, the Democrat’s great-great-great-grandfather was born in Sussex... making him one of ours.

William Biden was born in 1787 to Joe and Anne Biden.

While the exact location of his birth has never been confirmed, a diary entry from a distant relative, Henry Biden, born in 1834, suggests the family had roots in Westbourne, near Chichester.

The Argus: Joe Biden will become the 46th President of the United States during his inauguration today at the age of 78 Joe Biden will become the 46th President of the United States during his inauguration today at the age of 78

A senior aide of the former Vice President also has a link to Sussex.

Bill Russo graduated from the University of Sussex with an Environment Development and Policy MA in 2010.

The Argus asked readers what the President-elect could bring to the States and if he will make a good leader.

Paul Doughty said on Facebook: “He’ll step down within six months with some illness and Kamala Harris will become the first lady President. I see it coming.”

Reader David Johnson said: “We’ll be getting an adult in the White House again and not an orange cry baby who only thinks about himself.

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“Biden will finally get the country out of the pandemic after Trump ignored the deaths of 400,000 Americans.

“Trump caused immeasurable damage to the US and the world and it will not be easy to dig out of it all but from what I’ve seen Biden has amassed a team more than capable to tackle the issues at hand.

“As an American who endured three years of Trumpism before moving to the UK last year I can assure you the vast majority of us are ready for this embarrassing nightmare to end.”

Thousands of National Guard reserve soldiers have been deployed to the city ahead of today’s inauguration.