After Donald Trump’s victory in the US presidential election, his rival and current Democratic President Joe Biden touted his record and promised a “peaceful transition.”
“The job has been done.” From the White House, the day after Donald Trump’s victory, Joe Biden – he remains until January 20 and Inauguration Day – spoke for around ten minutes.
“The people elect their own leader peacefully, we are a democracy,” began the tenant of the White House.
And to assure: “Yesterday, I spoke with President Trump, I congratulated him and I assured him that I was ready to work with his team for a peaceful and orderly transition, which is what deserves the American people.”
“For some, it is the time of victory, for others of defeat: that is democracy,” he adds, insisting that it was necessary to “accept this choice” expressed in the ballot boxes and therefore the victory of Donald Trump. And it’s up to him to set an example to disappointed voters: “I will fulfill my duty as President: I took the oath and on January 20 the transition will be peaceful.”
In his speech, Joe Biden thanked his teams, his loved ones, but also those who had replaced him in the race for the White House, Kamala Harris. “She was very inspiring during this campaign (…) we can be proud of her,” argued the American president.
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Joe Biden touts an “extraordinary presidency”
From the White House, President Joe Biden also praised his record at the head of the United States, referring to “an extraordinary, historic presidency, a presidency for all Americans”, which according to him will have “positive repercussions for another ten years .”
“We have transformed lives, communities that were in difficulty. The work has been done. The path is clear. We have accomplished so much (…) we leave behind a strong economy, the strongest in the world” , welcomes Joe Biden, who emphasizes that he still has “74 days to finish [son] mandate.”
“Every day must count, it’s our responsibility to American citizens,” he said at the conclusion of his speech. “We lost this battle, but the United States of your dreams will rise again. That’s what it is. the history of the United States for 200 years It is the history of us all. The American experiment will move forward, but we must continue to move forward and above all, we must keep our faith.
Lucie Valais Journalist BFMTV
