The exercise will inevitably be painful: Joe Biden will address the Americans this Thursday to prepare for the transition until January 20 with his worst political enemy, President-elect Donald Trump who decisively beat Kamala Harris in the presidential election.
In a configuration that he had perhaps not imagined, the 81-year-old outgoing president, who left his place last July to his vice-president to represent the Democrats, must speak solemnly at 11 a.m. local time (5 p.m. French time) from the White House Rose Garden. He must “talk about the results of the election and the transition” with the next Republican administration, according to the presidency. Joe Biden invited the Republican to the White House on an unspecified date.
Information to remember:
⇒ Joe Biden salutes the “integrity, courage and temperament” of Kamala Harris
⇒ Kamala Harris asks her supporters to “keep fighting”
⇒ Barack Obama congratulates Donald Trump on his victory
Joe Biden salutes Kamala Harris’ “integrity, courage and temperament”
Kamala Harris “has been an incredible partner” declared Joe Biden on Wednesday in a press release, saluting the “integrity, courage and temperament” of the vice-president after her dry defeat against Donald Trump.
“She will continue to be a leader that our children will admire for generations, while she leaves her mark on the future of America,” wrote the American president, for whom this is the first personal statement since the ‘election.
Kamala Harris asks her supporters to ‘keep fighting’
In front of a crowd where dejection and sadness could be seen on their faces, Kamala Harris acknowledged her defeat against Donald Trump on Wednesday, while promising her supporters to “continue to fight”, in a speech with a rather combative tone. “We will help (Donald Trump) and his team in the transition and we will engage in a peaceful transfer of power,” assured the outgoing vice-president, during her first speech since her defeat.
“We must accept the results of this election,” said the unsuccessful Democratic candidate in the imposing setting of her former university, the historically black institution of Howard in Washington. “The result of this election is not what we wanted, not what we fought for, not what we voted for,” the vice-president also declared, affirming that the “light of the promise of America will always shine […] as long as we don’t give up and keep fighting.”
Iran hopes US will ‘revisit wrong approaches of the past’
Iran, which has maintained tense relations with the United States for four decades, said this Thursday that it hoped that the election of Donald Trump to the White House would allow Washington to “revisit the erroneous approaches of the past.” “We have very bitter experiences of the policies and approaches of the different American governments,” declared the spokesperson for Iranian diplomacy, Esmaïl Baghaï, quoted by the official Irna agency, calling on Washington to “review the erroneous approaches of the past” .
Update on results
At this time, the results of three states are still awaited: Arizona, Nevada and Maine have not yet been assigned by the media, but they will no longer change the outcome of the election. With now 294 voters against 223 for Kamala Harris, Donald Trump is certain of having won the presidential election.
Xi Jinping congratulates Donald Trump and calls on China and the United States to “get along”
Chinese President Xi Jinping sent his congratulations to US President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday and called on the two countries to “get along”, according to state media. “History has shown that China and the United States benefit from cooperation and lose from confrontation,” the Chinese head of state told his interlocutor, according to a report published by public television CCTV.
“A stable, healthy and lasting Sino-American relationship is in line with the common interests of the two countries and the expectations of the international community,” underlined Xi Jinping in his first remarks since the victory of the Republican candidate.
Barack Obama congratulates Donald Trump on his victory
Barack Obama congratulated Donald Trump on Wednesday on his victory in the presidential election. “This is obviously not the outcome we were hoping for,” the former Democratic president said in a statement. “But living in a democracy means recognizing that our point of view will not always prevail.”