OAN Staff Blake Wolf
12:15pm – Thursday, November 7, 2024
Lame-duck President Joe Biden addressed the nation Thursday after Vice President Kamala Harris, 47, conceded.th President-elect Donald Trump.
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Biden's message is to “lower the temperature” to Americans regarding the dramatic fear-mongering political rhetoric that has erupted during a campaign that has already seen two assassination attempts on the life of the Republican winner. I urged him to do so.
“No matter who you vote for, what we can do is look at each other not as adversaries, but as fellow Americans. Lower the temperature,” Biden said.
Biden was seen smiling from the White House Rose Garden in his first public appearance since Trump was named the winner of the 2024 election.
Meanwhile, social media users on both sides noted that Biden seemed too happy during his speech about Trump's victory, and the relationship between Biden and Harris after Biden was kicked out of the re-election campaign. It was speculated that cracks may occur.
“I will fulfill my duties as president. I will fulfill my oath and honor the Constitution. On January 20th, there will be a peaceful transfer of power here in America,” Biden continued.
Trump's victory comes after a historically unique election cycle in which President Biden abandoned his re-election bid after suffering a crushing defeat in the June debate against Trump.
There had been whispers of Biden's cognitive decline, but Democratic leaders were no longer able to cover up Biden's deteriorating mental health and suddenly chose to replace Harris with Biden behind closed doors.
During the campaign, both Harris and Biden characterized Trump as a serious “threat to democracy” and a “fascist,” but even after the election was decided, Biden continued to support President-elect Trump and sing songs of unity. I chose to sing. This change in behavior illustrates how the Democratic Party's “fascism” claims were simply a ploy to trick Americans into voting for their party out of unrealistic fear.
“A country makes a choice, and we accept the choice it makes.As I have said many times, you cannot love your country only when you win.You cannot love your country only when you agree with it. I hope we can do this because we see each other not as adversaries, but as fellow Americans, regardless of who we voted for,” Biden added, adding He added that he hopes the integrity issue will be resolved.
“I also hope that we can resolve the issues surrounding the integrity of America's election system: honest, fair, transparent, and trustworthy whether we win or lose,” Biden said.
“We all get knocked down. But as my father says, the measure of our character is how quickly we bounce back. Remember, defeat means we are defeated. We have lost this battle. The America of your dreams is calling you to rise up.”
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