INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Washington: US President-elect Joe Biden has pledged to unite the country as he called it 'a time to heal in America', after his historic
victory over Donald Trump in a bitter and closely-fought presidential election - billed as one of the most divisive in recent American
history.Trump has so far refused to concede the election that attracted a record number of Americans to cast their votes amidst the raging
who doesn't see red states and blue states, only sees the United States," Biden said in his victory speech in his hometown, Wilmington,
Delaware on Saturday night.Biden thanked his supporters, saying he had earned votes from the "broadest and most diverse coalition in
American history.""I am humbled by the trust and confidence you've placed in me," the 77-year-old Democrat leader told the gathering amid
victory for ?We the People'," he said, referring to more than 74 million voters who backed him.The Democrat leader also reached out to Trump
voters, saying he would act as their president as much as he would for those who voted for him."I understand your disappointment tonight
I've lost a couple times myself
But now, let's give each other a chance," Biden said
middle class and to make America respected around the world again, and to unite us here at home," the President-elect said.The 2020 US
election has been billed as one of the most divisive in recent American history."We are not enemies
We are Americans," Biden said.The mandate of this election, he said, is that Americans have called on them to marshal the forces of decency
and the forces of fairness
The battle to build prosperity
The battle to secure your family's health care
The battle to achieve racial justice and root out systemic racism in this country.The battle to save the climate
The battle to restore decency, defend democracy, and give everybody in this country a fair shot," he said.Noting that he ran as a proud
Democrat, Biden said that he will now be an American president
"I will work as hard for those who didn't vote for me ? as those who did
Let this grim era of demonization in America begin to end ? here and now
The refusal of Democrats and Republicans to cooperate with one another is not due to some mysterious force beyond our control," he
If we can decide not to cooperate, then we can decide to cooperate
I believe that this is part of the mandate from the American people
They want us to cooperate," he said.Biden called on the Congress to make that choice with him
"The American story is about the slow, yet steady widening of opportunity," he said.Observing that he has long talked about the battle for
the soul of America, Biden sought to restore it."Our nation is shaped by the constant battle between our better angels and our darkest
America is a beacon for the globe."We lead not by the example of our power, but by the power of our example
I've always believed we can define America in one word: Possibilities
That in America everyone should be given the opportunity to go as far as their dreams and God-given ability will take them,? he said.Biden
assured Americans that his first task as President-elect is to get the raging coronavirus pandemic under control with a definite plan that
The pandemic was a major topic of debate during the presidential campaign
Biden has repeatedly attacked Trump's response to the pandemic."On Monday, I will name a group of leading scientists and experts as
transition advisers to help take the Biden-Harris Covid plan and convert it into an action blueprint that will start on January 20, 2021,"
the day, major news networks declared Biden as the winner of the November 3 presidential election after he crossed the threshold of 270
electoral college votes to win the White House.The news of Biden's victory resulted in celebrations in major cities across the US including
outside the White House in Washington DC.
