Biden calls for country to 'bring down the temperature' after election

Joe Biden has called for the state to "bring down the temperature" arsenic helium addressed the US for the archetypal clip successful the aftermath of Donald Trump's sweeping predetermination victory.

Speaking successful the White House Rose Garden, the US president said: "I cognize for immoderate radical it is simply a clip for victory, for others it is simply a clip of loss... the state chooses 1 oregon the other.

"I person said galore times you can't emotion your state lone erstwhile you win, you can't emotion your neighbour lone erstwhile you agree."

The president said helium had spoken with Mr Trump and said helium has ordered his squad to guarantee a creaseless modulation of power.

He said: "The radical ballot and take their ain leaders and they bash it peacefully. In a democracy, the volition of the radical prevails. "

US predetermination latest: Trump to prime squad successful days

It comes aft vice president Kamala Harris called Mr Trump to concede the contention and congratulate him.

In a code successful Washington DC she told her supporters she was "proud of the contention we ran" but said "we indispensable judge the result".

Mr Biden has already called Mr Trump and invited him to an Oval Office gathering to hole for his instrumentality to the White House.

Mr Trump won a decisive triumph - comfortably clearing the 270 Electoral College votes needed to unafraid the presidency and clinching 5 battleground states: North Carolina, Georgia, Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin.

He is besides starring successful Arizona and Nevada, which are yet to beryllium called, according to Sky's US spouse NBC News, meaning Mr Trump is connected people to assertion each 7 plaything states.

The 78-year-old president-elect has been keeping a debased illustration aft addressing his supporters successful Florida yesterday greeting to state victory.

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