US Presidential – Joe Biden: “I pledge to be a president who brings people together”

Joe Biden gave the most anticipated speech by Americans on Saturday, November 7, 2020. The president-elect has vowed to be the man who will unify America, after four years of turmoil and division, celebrating in his hometown of Wilmington “a convincing victory” over Donald Trump. A few hours after the announcement of the election results, in front of a cheering crowd gathered in “drive-in”, the Democrat called on the Americans to no longer treat their “opponents as enemies”. “I pledge to be a president who unites and not who divides,” he said during a fiery speech in his home town of Delaware. Elected at 77 years President of the United States, he puts an end to an unprecedented political sequence that has shaken America and the world.

After four days of tense suspense, the former vice-president of Barack Obama has crossed the “magic” threshold of 270 voters. Donald Trump, whose term will end on January 20, has not, at this stage, acknowledged his defeat. In a message pinned as “misleading” by Twitter, he instead continued to claim a victory that would have been stolen. “I largely won this election,” he hammered in capital letters.

Without a word for his opponent, Joe Biden celebrated his “convincing victory” while reaching out to voters for the Republican president whose “disappointment” he said he understood. “Let’s see each other, let’s talk,” “let’s give ourselves a chance,” he insisted, to the sound of enthusiastic horns. It is “time to heal the wounds” of the country and to put an end to “demonizations”. Thanking the “broad and diverse coalition” which applied for it, he paid tribute to African Americans, who played a central role in his victory. “They always support me, as I will support them. “I campaigned to restore the soul of America,” he repeated.

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Wearing a black mask, Joe Biden arrived running on the stage of his victory speech, against the backdrop of a song by Bruce Springsteen, as if to deny the image of an aging candidate which weighed on his muted campaign. He will be the oldest president in US history when he begins his term in January. More than 350 cars were gathered in front of the stage, and thousands of supporters were outside the large parking lot where the stage was set up. Designed to avoid the spread of the coronavirus, these gatherings carried the message of a candidate who has placed the fight against the pandemic at the center of his program. Joe Biden has also announced that he will set up a Covid-19 crisis unit on Monday.

Her running mate Kamala Harris will make history by becoming the first woman to become vice-president. All dressed in white, in tribute to the suffragists, she said on Saturday that she would not be “the last”. The black senator from California paid tribute to the “generations of women”, of all origins, who “paved the way” for her. A fireworks shot concluded the evening, the number “46” inscribed in the sky over Wilmington: Joe Biden will become the 46th President of the United States. Their families then joined them on stage, masked.

“Relieved”

The announcement of Joe Biden’s consecration caused scenes of jubilation across the United States. In Washington, thousands of people have flocked to the White House and Black Lives Matter Plaza, part of the artery leading to the presidential residence, renowned last spring for denouncing police violence against African-Americans. “Relieved. Very relieved, ”said Alex Norton, a young woman 31, her infant in her arms. “We finally know that we are not going to be four years older than Donald Trump! “. In New York, the hometown of the Republican president, a concert of horns greeted the announcement of his defeat. “I’m delighted,” said JD Beebe, 35.

Many prominent international leaders were quick to praise Joe Biden, reinforcing the idea that no one – neither in the United States nor elsewhere – really took the legal actions brought by the Trump team seriously. German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who has had difficult relations with Donald Trump, insisted on the “irreplaceable” transatlantic relationship. The European Union, battered by the current tenant of the White House, said through the voice of Charles Michel to hope for a “solid partnership” with the United States.

46th president in history

Barack Obama, 44th American president, greeted Saturday the “historic” victory of his “friend”. The date of the transfer of power is written into the Constitution: January 20. By then, states will certify their results, and the 538 electorate voters will meet in December to formally nominate the president. Donald Trump was, when the results were announced, in his golf club near Washington. He accused Joe Biden of “rushing to fake himself” as the winner.

Nothing obliges the Republican president to do so formally, but admitting defeat is a tradition in Washington. Donald Trump adopted a very belligerent posture on Tuesday evening, promising a real judicial guerrilla war. The tempestuous 74-year-old president failed to win re-election, unlike his three predecessors Barack Obama, George W. Bush and Bill Clinton.