Biden Reacts to Trump’s Win: Calls Harris’ Loss a Setback, Promises Peaceful Power Transfer

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In his first statement following Donald Trump’s election win, President Joe Biden acknowledged Vice President Kamala Harris’s loss as a “setback” while affirming his commitment to a “peaceful and orderly” transfer of power. Biden’s remarks signal a smooth handover to Trump’s new administration amidst a historic election shift.       #BidenFirstReaction #TrumpVictory #HarrisSetback #PowerTransition #PeacefulTransfer #USPolitics #ElectionAftermath #BidenSpeech #TrumpAdministration #KamalaHarris #PoliticalShift #2024Elections #TransitionOfPower #USLeadership #HistoricMoment                 ~HT.97~PR.152~ED.194~GR.344~

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00:00Good morning, good morning, good morning.

00:27Thank you, thank you, thank you.

00:34Good to see this cabinet and the staff together.

00:41Thank you, thank you, thank you, please.

00:51Thank you, thank you, thank you.

00:55It's good to see you all, particularly good to see my granddaughter sitting in the front

00:59row here.

01:00Hi, Finn.

01:01How are you, honey?

01:02For over 200 years, America has carried out the greatest experiment in self-government

01:09in the history of the world.

01:11That's not hyperbole.

01:12That's a fact.

01:13We're the people.

01:15The people vote and choose their own leaders, and they do it peacefully.

01:19When we're in a democracy, the will of the people always prevails.

01:25Yesterday, I spoke with President-elect Trump to congratulate him on his victory, and I

01:31assured him that I'd direct my entire administration to work with his team to ensure a peaceful

01:38and orderly transition.

01:41That's what the American people deserve.

01:43Yesterday, I also spoke with Vice President Harris.

01:48She's been a partner and a public servant.

01:52She ran an inspiring campaign, and everyone got to see something that I learned early

01:56on to respect so much, her character.

01:59She has a backbone like a ramrod.

02:02She has great character, true character.

02:05She gave her whole heart and effort, and she and her entire team should be proud of the

02:09campaign they ran.

02:12You know, the struggle for the soul of America, since our very founding, has always been an

02:19ongoing debate and still vital today.

02:25I know for some people, it's a time for victory, to state the obvious.

02:30For others, it's a time of loss.

02:33Campaigns are contests of competing visions.

02:37The country chooses one or the other.

02:41We accept the choice the country made.

02:44I've said many times, you can't love your country only when you win.

02:51You can't love your neighbor only when you agree.

02:57Something I hope we can do, no matter who you voted for, is see each other not as adversaries

03:04but as fellow Americans, bring down the temperature.

03:08I also hope we can lay to rest the question about the integrity of the American electoral

03:13system.

03:14It is honest, it is fair, and it is transparent.

03:20And it can be trusted, win or lose.

03:24I also hope we can restore the respect for all our election workers who busted their

03:30necks and took risks at the outset.

03:33We should thank them.

03:35We should thank them for staffing voting sites, counting the votes, protecting the very integrity

03:40of the election.

03:42Many of them are volunteers who do it simply out of love for their country.

03:48And as they did, as they did their duty as citizens, I will do my duty as president.

03:55I'll fulfill my oath, and I will honor the Constitution.

04:00On January 20th, we'll have a peaceful transfer of power here in America.

04:07To all our incredible staff, supporters, cabinet members, all the people who have been hanging

04:11out with me for the last four years, God love you, as my mother would say, thank you so

04:16much.

04:17You put so much into the past four years.

04:19I know it's a difficult time.

04:21You're hurting.

04:23I hear you and I see you.

04:24But don't forget, don't forget all that we accomplished.

04:29It's been a historic presidency, not because I'm president, because what we've done, what

04:34you've done, a presidency for all Americans.

04:38Much of the work we've done is already being felt by the American people, but the vast

04:43majority of it will not be felt over the next 10 years.

04:48We have legislation we passed that's just only now just really kicking in.

04:55You're going to see over a trillion dollars worth of infrastructure work done, changing

04:59people's lives in rural communities and communities that are in real difficulty because it takes

05:06time to get it done.

05:08And so much more is going to take time, but it's there.

05:14The road ahead is clear, assuming we sustain it.

05:18There's so much, so much we can get done and will get done based the way the legislation

05:23was passed.

05:24And it's truly historic.

05:27You know, we're leaving behind the strongest economy in the world.

05:33I know people are still hurting, but things are changing rapidly.

05:38Together, we've changed America for the better.

05:42Now we have 74 days to finish the term, our term.

05:47Let's make every day count.

05:50That's the responsibility we have to the American people.

05:52Look, folks, you all know it in your lives.

05:56Setbacks are unavoidable, but giving up is unforgivable.

06:03Setbacks are unavoidable, but giving up is unforgivable.

06:06We all get knocked down.

06:08But the measure of our character, as my dad would say, is how quickly we get back up.

06:13Remember, a defeat does not mean we are defeated.

06:19We lost this battle.

06:21The America of your dreams is calling for you to get back up.

06:27That's the story of America for over 240 years and counting.

06:34It's a story for all of us, not just some of us.

06:38The American experiment endures.

06:40We're going to be okay, but we need to stay engaged.

06:45We need to keep going, and above all, we need to keep the faith.

06:51I'm so proud to have worked with all of you.

06:54I really mean it.

06:56I sincerely mean it.

06:58God bless you all.

07:00God bless America, and may God protect our troops.

07:04Thank you, thank you, thank you.

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