Biden speaks to the nation in first on-camera appearance since Trump’s victory
Joe Biden said he had spoken to Donald Trump and assured him he would direct his administration to ensure a ‘peaceful and orderly transition’.
US President Joe Biden spoke to the nation on Thursday in what was his first appearance on camera after Donald Trump’s decisive victory over Kamala Harris.
“In a democracy, the will of the people always prevails,” he said near the beginning.
Mr Biden said he had spoken to Mr Trump and assured him he would direct his administration to ensure a “peaceful and orderly transition”, because that is what the people deserve.
Mr Biden was subtly nodding to how Mr Trump, in 2020, refused to accept he lost the election. Mr Trump was re-elected this week.
Mr Biden spoke from the Rose Garden at the White House after Democrat Kamala Harris lost to Donald Trump, speaking to his supporters and Americans.
The president reiterated that the US election system “is honest, it is fair, and it is transparent. And it can be trusted, win or lose”.
