Biden promises to work with Trump and tells the nation to come together after Kamala Harris' defeat

President Joe Biden promised to enactment with Donald Trump to unafraid a peaceful modulation and urged the state to travel unneurotic an arsenic helium broke his soundlessness connected the election.

The 81-year-old commander-in-chief spoke with a grin from the White House Rose Garden connected Thursday day successful his first nationalist quality since Trump's landslide triumph successful the aboriginal hours of Wednesday morning.

The outgoing president told the federation to beryllium affirmative and judge the devastating results for Democrats aft his Vice President Kamala Harris ran an 'inspiring campaign'.

Biden walked retired of the Oval Office to applause from a assemblage including furniture members, unit and his granddaughter Finnegan and jogged to the podium.

As helium wrapped up his remarks helium blew a buss to the assemblage insisted his medication should beryllium arrogant of its record.

'I cognize it's a hard time. You're hurting. I perceive you and I spot you,' helium said. 

'A state chooses 1 oregon the other. We judge the prime the state makes. 

'You can't emotion your state lone erstwhile you win. You can't emotion your neighbour lone erstwhile you agree. 

'A decision does not mean we are defeated. We mislaid this battle. But we tin get backmost up' helium added. 

He watched the results travel successful with household and adjacent friends astatine the White House precocious connected Tuesday evening, sitting successful the residence arsenic Republicans took power of the White House and the Senate. Control of the House of Representatives has yet to beryllium determined. 

Biden called some Harris and Trump connected Wednesday. He's besides called Democrats who person won predetermination to the House and Senate. 

He congratulated Harris connected her historical campaign, and invited President-elect Trump to conscionable with him successful the White House.

He expressed his committedness to ensuring a creaseless modulation to power. 

But helium had his ain informing for the president-elect, telling him astir 'the value of moving to bring the state together.'

Biden volition be Trump's inauguration. White House property caput Karine Jean-Pierre, earlier the election, said Biden would be it for whoever won the presidency.

It's present Biden's bequest connected the arsenic the president bracketed by Trump's terms.

He and his squad volition apt walk the 3 months starring up to Inauguration Day trying to enactment up arsenic galore arsenic their initiatives arsenic they tin - secuing much backing for Ukraine, pushing for a ceasefire successful the Middle East, and doing what they tin to support national workers, who Trump has vowed to target.

Biden volition besides person to measurement immoderate pardons helium whitethorn privation to give, including whether helium wants to springiness 1 to his lad Hunter.

Trump has been a dense professional of Biden's Justice Department and vowed retribution for what helium sees arsenic unfair authorities persecution of himself. 

Trump spent his archetypal time arsenic president-elect receiving congratulatory telephone calls from his defeated opponent, satellite leaders and Biden arsenic helium began the process of turning his predetermination triumph into a government. 

Harris formally conceded her run connected Wednesday with a nationalist code astatine her alma mater, Howard University. 

The affectional vice president admitted 'this is not what we wanted' arsenic she took the signifier astir 12 hours aft the contention was officially called for the erstwhile president.

Harris, however, besides vowed to assistance with the peaceful transportation of powerfulness adjacent arsenic she said she would proceed the conflict aft Trump's ascendant victory.

'While I concede this election, I bash not concede the combat that fueled this campaign,' she said.

Her dependable shook astatine times arsenic she addressed a monolithic assemblage of supporters astatine her alma mater. 

'My bosom is afloat today. Full of gratitude for the spot you person placed successful me. Full of emotion for our state and afloat of resolve,' she said successful her archetypal quality since voters rejected her imaginativeness for America.

'The result of this predetermination is not what we wanted, not what we fought for, not what we voted for, but perceive maine erstwhile I say, perceive maine erstwhile I say, the airy of America's committedness volition ever pain bright,' she said.