by Joey Garrison and Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today
November 7, 2024
President Joe Biden vowed Thursday he will ensure a peaceful transfer of power following President-elect Donald Trump's resounding election victory and told his supporters "a defeat does not mean we are defeated."
"Setbacks are unavoidable, but giving up is unforgivable," Biden said in a short address from the White House Rose Garden. "We all get knocked down, but the measure of our character – as my dad would say – is how quickly we get back up."
Biden, two days after his vice president, Kamala Harris, lost the election to Trump, made it clear to Americans that he accepts the result. Trump famously refused to accept his loss to Biden four years ago.
"I know for some people, it's a time for victory − to state the obvious," Biden said. "For others, it's a time of loss. Campaigns are contests of competing visions. The country chooses one or the other. We accept the choice the country made. I've said many times, you can't love your country only when you win."
He added: "On Jan. 20, we'll have a peaceful transfer of power here in America."
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