Something will profoundly mark the difference between the two most recent presidents, who have had to leave the White House against their will. While donald trump clung to office by denouncing electoral fraud without evidence, Joe Biden appeared before the nation this Thursday to promise a peaceful transfer of power and ask for calm from his party and those who are suspicious of the winner. “You can’t love this country only when you win,” Biden said.
Surrounded by his cabinet and family in the Rose Garden of the White House, Biden faced a complex mission: explaining that the man he pointed out in the campaign as a threat to democracy will receive his support to return to the Oval Office. The Democrats, who have called Trump a fascist, must now open the doors of the White House to him and facilitate his return, decided at the polls, the great bastion and safeguard of the democratic tradition.
Biden stated that, in a democracy, “the country chooses and we all accept that choice.” He added: «You cannot love your neighbor only when we agree. Something we can do, regardless of who we voted for, is to see each other as compatriots and lower the political tension. This climate of polarization affects both parties in a country that, according to various surveys, is one of the most confrontational and polarized, along with Spain, Argentina and South Korea.
long faces
Accompanying Biden, the long faces of his team reflected sleepless nights, disbelief and worry. Career officials, of whom there are many, see their stability, their way of life, in danger, since Trump has announced that he will bring millionaire Elon Musk to Washington to carry out widespread cuts and layoffs in search of reducing spending.
Despite his own party criticizing him and blaming him for the electoral setbacks, Biden stood up. He emerged from the Oval Office as he usually does, late, and spoke candidly and optimistically: “For more than 200 years, the United States has carried out the largest experiment in self-government in the history of the world,” he said. «It is not an exaggeration, it is a fact. A country where the people vote and elect their own leaders peacefully. We are in a democracy. “The will of the people always prevails.”
Biden added: “I spoke with President-elect Trump yesterday to congratulate him on his victory and assured him that my entire administration will work with his team to ensure a peaceful and orderly transition. “That’s what the American people deserve.” As Obama did at the time, Biden will open the doors of the White House and will be made available to the new president, something that Trump, who refused to accept his defeat, did not allow at the time.
Mentioning Trump caused gestures of resignation from Biden’s team; The man who was thought to have been exiled returns with force and with the support of the popular vote. In a way, their victory, unusual and overwhelming, is a rejection of the four years of management of these officials.
The president avoided any tone of revenge and appeared conciliatory, even towards his vice president, Kamala Harris, who was absent in this important speech. He praised her: “She has a strong backbone and true character,” he said. “She and her team should be proud of the campaign they ran,” he added.
During the campaign, Biden was sidelined in recent days, confined to his residence in Delaware or to the White House after some slip, such as when he called Trump’s followers “trash.” Without showing any hard feelings, Biden said goodbye with a several-minute ovation, raising his hand, returning to his office.
On January 20, he must hand over to his successor, but he still has some room for maneuver to approve a decree and, above all, choose who he pardons.
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