Updated On: 08 November, 2024 12:27 PM IST | ronak mastakar
Outgoing US President Joe Biden on Thursday vowed to ensure a peaceful and orderly transfer of power to President-elect Donald Trump in January and said the electoral drubbing did not mean the Democrats` movement was defeated. (Pics/AFP)

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Biden made the comments during an address to the nation a day after Trump, 78, was re-elected as the 47th president of the US after defeating Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic Party`s nominee
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Trump, who lost the 2020 elections to President Biden, pulled off an incredible comeback, wresting 295 electoral college votes against Harris` 226 in a fierce contest that almost left the Americans with two world views

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"Yesterday, I spoke with President-elect Trump to congratulate him on his victory. I assured him that I would direct my entire administration to work with his team to ensure a peaceful and orderly transition," Biden said in his address from the Rose Garden of the White House
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"That`s what the American people deserve," he added
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The US President appealed to the Democratic supporters to carry on with their movement
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"I know for some people, it`s a time for victory, to state the obvious. For others, it`s a time of loss," said Biden in his address attended by members of his Cabinet and senior administration officials

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Noting that setbacks are unavoidable, he said that giving up is "unforgivable"
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"We all get knocked down. But the measure of our character, as my dad would say, is how quickly we get back up. Remember, a defeat does not mean we are defeated. We lost this battle. The America of your dreams is calling for you to get back up," he said

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Biden called for accepting the election results and said, "In a democracy, the will of the people always prevails"
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