President Biden looks at the long term when he reminded us today:
Biden welcomes to the presidency a man he condemned as a major threat
The president on Thursday promised a smooth transition of power, in Rose Garden remarks that both accepted Trump’s victory and challenged what he represents.
By Matt Viser
The Washington Post, November 7, 2024
President Joe Biden walked into the Rose Garden on Thursday morning to concede his party’s defeat, expressing confidence in the American electoral system and vowing to oversee a peaceful transfer of power.
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“Setbacks are unavoidable. But giving up is unforgivable,” Biden said. “A defeat does not mean we are defeated.”
“We lost this battle,” he added. “We’re going to be okay.”
Biden is now forced to welcome and legitimize a man he condemned, a man whose ouster — as he has said repeatedly over the past five years — was the entire reason he ran for president in the first place, and a man he has called a fascist and an existential threat to democracy.
Biden is now pledging to honor and accept Trump in a way that Trump did not and would not do for him. Biden’s fealty to democratic traditions requires him to courteously pave the way for a man who often dismisses them — but whom the voters chose.
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https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/11/07/biden-speech-nation/
As long as Trump is never held to account, we will need
more than the rhetoric of "We'll get 'em next time."
In case no one's noticed, there hasn't really been a next time.
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