Biden Calls for Healing Divides, Vows Peaceful Transfer to Trump
- President addresses public for first time since Trump victory
- Biden says he spoke to Trump and promises ‘orderly transition’
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President Joe Biden expressed hope Americans can “lower the temperature” and reaffirm their faith in the election system after a contentious campaign that saw Republican President-elect Donald Trump secure a sweeping victory.
The president said he would do his part by helping peacefully transfer power to Trump as he spoke from the Rose Garden on Thursday, his first public remarks since Trump defeated Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris.