WILMINGTON, Del. — Joe Biden used his first national address as president-elect to vow to heal a deeply divided nation, declaring it was time to “let this grim era of demonization in America begin to end” and reaching out to the millions of people who voted against him to say, “Let’s give each other a chance.”
Biden heads into his first full day as president-elect on Sunday with key staffing decisions to make as the coronavirus rages. The always-frenzied 10-week transition period before Inauguration Day on Jan. 20 already has been shortened by the extra time it took to determine the winner of Tuesday’s election.
Biden said Saturday that he would announce a task force of scientists and experts Monday to develop a “blueprint” to begin beating back the virus by the time he assumes the presidency. He said his plan would be “built on bedrock science” and “constructed out of compassion, empathy and concern.” To win, Biden successfully unified different wings of the Democratic Party around their universal loathing of Trump, garnering support from progressive insurgents and establishment moderates alike.
Biden may not make top Cabinet choices for weeks. But he built his presidential run around bipartisanship and he has spent the days since Tuesday’s election pledging to be a president for all Americans. That suggests he could be willing to appoint some Republicans to high-profile administration positions.
“I think there will be a huge misuse of the word ‘unity’ to imply that we need to water down the ideas that Joe Biden just campaigned on,” said Adam Green, co-founder of the Progressive Change Campaign Committee. He said the country was more united around bold solutions to big problems than small-scale efforts to appease moderates in both parties.
_Politics Where was Biden when all the riots where going on. Oh he was hiding in his basement. Talk about healing !! The best way to heal is that you admit you and the Dumocratic party stoled the election.
You are a lier
I am a mother, heart patient, disabled and going through urgent medical conditions BlessedBe
By Cheatimg? I think NOT! THE COURTS WILL DECIDE! MEDIA HAS NO RIGHT CHOOSE OUR ELECTIONS! UNBELIEVEABLE! 🤬🤬
_Politics Congratulations to the American people and president Joe Biden
When he calls out his own party's INDIVIDUALS for their eliminationist rhetoric, I might be inclined to believe him.
_Politics HE IS NOT PRESIDENT ELECT UNTIL THE COURTS SAY HE IS! STOP!
_Politics But wait... Joe is one of the DEMons.
As AOC makes a list of trump supporters
He's not president-elect.
Buckle up buttercup. You’re in for four years of hell just like you put Trump through. Karma
Fraud is multifaceted. Media’s concerted subversion of Democracy and this country of WAR proportion. Civil war has already started by Democrats. Fact check this. If this plus many others are true, God help us all.
I honestly believe the GOP support is organic & honest. The liberals do not have a creed of honesty & integrity. Proof Why did big cities board up their businesses? So gop supporters won’t destroy the city?. Don’t be stupid
The news does not get to declare the potus. The vote has to be certified by secretary of state. It’s not close ... YET !
_Politics Although Biden did work for the great divider who came up with the “elections have consequences
BUT SLASHED THE SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP ! WE don't need you anyway GTF
Oh so now he’s going to heal something that he contributed to for 8 years? BS!!!
JoeBiden says his jobs is to heal the nation by working with the power grabbing, self entitled, $ grabbing, hitleresk Republicans. Democrats voted for Biden to get our agenda done. You ran on DemTicket. I will not be voting in any more elections if Dems BaitSwitch us. PISSED!
All talk,no action,sounds good,doesn’t work.
There will never be a unity after this fraud!
jamiedupree He talks unity, yet certain staff talk about throwing Trump out and other Dem politicians want to make conservative hit lists so they “pay a price!” You must denounce these threats before you can be believed.
What he's saying is let the era of demonization begin.
Obama tried that....nobody listened. What makes Biden think they will listen to him? He was there with Obama.
Because you have faith, that the person that authored the 94CrimeBill can undo his signature achievement.🤔
Says the guy who has been in office for half a century who literally embodies institutional racism.
And half of this nation are sheepish enough to buy such grand slogans and empty platitudes. He’s a racketeer. He’s a fraud. He stole the election and declared himself president.
Democrats started this when they threw a temper tantrum in 2016, but now they can claim they are going to fix it?
Maybe he should tell that to some of the other people in his party.
We cannot stand for this, if the courts can't fix this, this is the moment we kept the 2nd amendment for, the very moment
Does five-time draft dodger Joe Biden have any big plans for Veterans Day?
We shall see. Voted for Obama twice because he had no 'shaded, foreign dealings while in public service'. Can't say that about Joe or Hillary.🙏
Doubt it.
jamiedupree Mitch McConnell just became the most important person in the Republican party.
I am paraphrasing what Tammy Bruce said today on Fox about GOP & DEM supporters: has anyone seen the conservative radicals trigger - riots, mayhem and looting as do leftist radicals when outcomes do not agree with their wishes ?
Anyone notice that the NASDAQ roared higher this week, with the view that realDonaldTrump had lost the election?!
_Politics It’s the wrong message to a nation that didn’t get to chose their President because half thought our way of thinking is so evil, it was worth undermining what binds us all: our Democracy. realDonaldTrump you are a martyr, sir.
America will still be divided after biden
Miss me with that Kumbaya crap. The poor, minorities and the disabled will not be used as a bargaining chip
Free_Ishrat_Jahan_Reilly
So is that why AOC is compiling a list of enimiws of the State? Or MichelleObama calling us Conservatives deplorable and stupid.
we're not going to do any group hugs, I for one am not going to lower my values to embrace those who still remain in the cesspool
I just want to know how long it takes before the Trump supporters get the tag “not my president” going again? Seems like it’s going to be a trending topic again soon.
It's awesome that all world leaders and 2 Republicans have reached out to congratulate Joe and Kamala.
congratulation hope you gonna work hardly in Africa criss especially in peace &stablity
_Politics Biden can plead for unity all he wants. He’s not the leader of the Democratic Party. AOC is, but she is definitely NOT preaching unity. She is more divisive than Trump, with her purge list. Biden is merely “not Trump”
This morning I awoke with a smile that had been absent for 4 years. The safety of my 2 son's future was more assured. All children's future was more bright. The love a parent holds deeply, is unlike any other love on this Earth.....
This is what you call a man of character. Unlike trump who always act like petulant child. Trump 2016 was petty, man never had decency.
Al Gore was President-elect for 37 before the electoral college vote went to Bush.
jamiedupree I'm waiting on Covid to end, systemic racism to end, and climate change to end in his first term because that's what he promised. He will realize as Obama did that change in DC is like steering the Titanic to miss the iceberg, it is too slow. Biden will be another false prophet.
_Politics Hes brain dead. 'million thousands '
PalomoRicardo Not to fast Media
Most of the comments here appear on be issued by 'new accounts' on Twitter. 🙄
Can’t we just lock them all up? 🤔
Interesting that no conservatives burned anything down- who is the more tolerant when things don’t go their way?
Unity? After four years of hatred for Trump?
Look up 18 USC 242 If you care about humans and law.
I know the demonization of anyone on the right has been just brutal these last 4 years. Can’t wait for the press and left to stop being such babies and treat their fellow man with respect again Let’s start by not condoning chanting wet as p$$y outside the white house😳
The last four years have been great. Didn’t feel grim at all. We won’t forget being called ugly, chump racists though by Biden himself.
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Demonization? From who? Antifa? BLM? DNC? Enlightened us Pop Pop
No it just begins with you and dah HO.
Good luck with that! As long as republicans continue to run the Gingrich minority-rule playbook, demonization of 'the left' will continue unabated. Even centery-centrist Biden is a painted as an evil corrupt radical commie by republicans and their attendant media.
and he hasn't even Won... Yet 🤔 Arrogant I'd say
_Politics Please be unified while we shove everything you hate down your throats
Where was that unity the past 4 years?
The country was in need to hear his address yesterday. It brings hope to millions. It’s gonna be a weird Christmas this year but Americans will have 1 less thing to worry about.
If JoeBiden really wants to heal he needs to focus on the future and not demonize Trump and America. 50.6% or 74.9M vs 47.7% or 70.6M means 1/2 the country voted for Trump and attacking him and what he has done will continue that divide with 1/2 of the country.
Biden's talk about unity is nothing more than naive musings of every president elect.
HA! Somebody ask Joe what day it is..
i had forgotten what a president should sound like.
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You Trump supporters better start “healing” or I swear....
It’s disgusting that huge, corrupt and brain washed cities can determine outcomes for an entire state that is blanketed in red. Only aw schucks moment for extreme left is they can’t loot and riot... at least until they find that next opportunity.
While Michelle obame literally came out and demonised all trump supporters.... Right 😂
I’m excited that the guy who’s been in politics fir 40* years, 8 years in the WH with the first minority president...is NOW going to fix this so called grim era. Neat.
And yet media and .any in political office are already promising actions to punish and destroy thoes who hold differing ideas or supported other candidates. How will that support healing.....
'Thankfully, the Constitution does not give the media the ability to declare the winner of a presidential election.' tom fitton 'The only call of the election comes from the Joint Session of Congress reading the elector slates on Jan.3 The media does not get to call an election
Joe Biden For Change !!
It’s just beginning. Half the country knows. We know this wasn’t done fairly or with transparency. We know how corrupt he and his family are. We know of all the racist comments he’s made. We know he is congnitively impaired. This will purely end up being a bait and switch.
MySleeptweet Translation: “I’m about to unleash the most comprehensive attack on those idiots that didn’t vote for me and enslave as many black men, women and children for profit again with Kamala’s help. Oh...but wait, I’m not officially the President yet. Come on man!”
Its only just begun. No quarter