Biden congratulates Trump, pledges 'peaceful and orderly' transfer of power

President Biden addressed the federation from the Rose Garden connected Thursday aft his vice president, Kamala Harris, conceded the 2024 statesmanlike predetermination to President-elect Trump.

Biden announced helium spoke with Trump connected Wednesday to congratulate him connected his triumph and guarantee him that the full Biden medication volition enactment with his squad "to guarantee a peaceful and orderly transition." 

"That's what the American radical deserve," Biden said. 

He besides praised Harris for moving "an inspiring campaign," and said she has "great character" and "backbone similar a ramrod." 

Hitting themes of unity, Biden spoke astir governmental campaigns arsenic a "contest of competing visions." 

"A state chooses 1 oregon the other. We judge the prime the state made. I've said galore times, you can't emotion your state lone erstwhile you win. You can't emotion your neighbour lone erstwhile you agree. Something I anticipation we tin do, nary substance who you voted for, you spot each different not arsenic adversaries, but arsenic chap Americans." 

The president besides said helium hopes the 2024 predetermination volition "lay to remainder the question astir the integrity of the American electoral system." 

"It is honest, it is fair, and it is transparent and it tin beryllium trusted. Win oregon lose." 

The televised code comes days aft Harris mislaid the statesmanlike predetermination to Trump connected Tuesday.

Harris conceded connected Wednesday. In a unit memo, her run manager and Biden state Jen O'Malley Dillon called the decision "unfathomably painful." 

"This volition instrumentality a agelong clip to process. But the enactment of protecting America from the impacts of a Trump Presidency starts now," she vowed.

This is simply a processing communicative and volition beryllium updated.