Joe Biden calls for appeasement in his victory speech
Joe Biden on Saturday vowed to be the president who unites America, after four years of turmoil and division, celebrating in his home town of Wilmington, Delaware, "a convincing victory" over Donald Trump.
A few hours after the announcement of the election results, in front of a cheering crowd gathered in "drive-in", the Democrat Joe Biden called on the Americans not to treat their "opponents as enemies". "I promise to be a president who does not seek to divide but to unify, who does not see red states and blue states, but sees only the United States," he said at the meeting. 'a fiery speech in his stronghold of Delaware, where he resides and where his campaign team was based.
"The people of this nation have spoken. They have given us a clear victory, a convincing victory," Joe Biden continued as news channels have continuously broadcast maps of the country colored red and blue since the end of the poll. - the traditional colors of the Republican Party and the Democratic Party.
Wearing a black mask, Joe Biden arrived running on the stage of his victory speech, against a background of a song by Bruce Springsteen, one of his fervent supporters, as if to deny the image of an aging candidate who weighed on his muted campaign. Elected at 77 years President of the United States, he puts an end to an unprecedented political sequence that has shaken America and the world.
Without a word for his opponent or without ever citing him by name, Joe Biden celebrated his "convincing victory", while reaching out to the voters of the Republican president, whose "disappointment" he said he understood. “Let's see, let's talk,” “let's give each other a chance,” he insisted, to the sound of enthusiastic horns. It is "time to heal the wounds [of the country]" and to put an end to the "demonizations".
"To all of you who voted for President Trump, I understand their disappointment tonight. I lost myself a few times. But now let's give each of us a chance. Now is the time to push back. aggressive speeches, to turn down the heat, to look at us and listen to us again. And in order to move forward we must stop treating our adversaries as our enemies. They are not our enemies. They are Americans, "said Joe Biden.
"Restore the Soul of America"
During this speech, he also appealed to the Christian values which inhabit him: "The Bible teaches us that there is a season for everything, a time to build, a time to reap and a time to sow, and a time to heal. The time has come to heal in America. "
Thanking the "broad and diverse coalition" which put forward his candidacy, he paid tribute to the African-Americans, who played a central role in his victory. "They always support me, as I will support them." And the Democrat to repeat: "I campaigned to restore the soul of America".
He also wanted to thank his running mate Kamala Harris who will make history by becoming the first woman to become vice-president. Kamala Harris had spoken just before him, all dressed in white, in tribute to the suffragists, saying she would not be "the last".
More than 350 cars were gathered in front of the stage, and thousands of supporters were outside the large parking lot where the stage was set up. Designed to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, these gatherings carried the message of a candidate who has placed the fight against the pandemic at the center of his program. Joe Biden has also announced that he will set up, from Monday, November 9, a crisis unit on Covid-19.
A fireworks display concluded the evening, the number "46" inscribed in the sky of Wilmington: Joe Biden will become the 46th President of the United States. The families of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris then joined them on the stage.
