US President Joe Biden urged Americans to “bring down the temperature” yesterday following Republican Donald Trump’s election victory and sought to console fellow Democrats who were alarmed by the former president’s stunning comeback.
Biden invited Trump to come meet at the White House — a courtesy Trump did not offer to Biden in 2020 — and Trump’s campaign said the President-elect would go.Some Democrats have blamed Biden, 81, for Harris’ defeat, saying he should not have sought re-election. Others were frustrated with the party’s leadership, who they said had lost touch with voters who wanted help with the high cost of living.He has said repeatedly that he ran for office in 2020 to “restore the soul of America” from the chaos around Trump.
Republicans wrested the US Senate from Democrats in Tuesday’s vote, ensuring Trump’s party will control at least one chamber of Congress next year.