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He also invited president-elect Trump to meet with him in the White House. The staff will coordinate a specific date in the near future. Tomorrow, President Biden will address the nation to discuss the election results and the transition,
President Biden expressed his commitment to ensuring a smooth transition and emphasized the importance of working to bring the country together,
the White House said in a statement, noting What America saw today was the Kamala Harris I know and deeply admire,
Biden said after Harris' first public address after the loss at Howard University She's been a tremendous partner and public servant full of integrity, courage, and character. Under extraordinary circumstances, she stepped up and led a historic campaign that embodied what's possible when guided by a strong moral compass and a clear vision for a nation that is more free, more just, and full of more opportunities for all Americans."
He has represented our area, our city, and our county in a way that really, to me, is indescribable with such grace and such honor and such dignity,
said Bill Gaughan, a Lackawanna county commissioner who led the effort to rename a street in the city in honor of Biden I would describe it as similar to how the president describes it. When you get knocked down, people in Scranton pick you back up.”
Asked what he thought Biden meant when he talked about “Scranton values”, Gaughan said We love him. He’s a good man,
said Rosalie Mesko, 85, who lives in Biden’s old neighborhood and said I just feel like we’re middle class. Small town. Everybody knows everybody. Church and little things like that. It’s just a family-oriented town.”
Asked what she thought Biden meant when he talked about Scranton values, she said His family sounds like our family growing up,
I know you can feel it, the excitement of people who are all ready to elect a new generation of leadership,
she said at a union-focused event in King of Prussia I’m nothing special, ... Yes, you are, Joe,
Biden said at one point, leading someone in the audience to respond ... followed by a round of “Thank you I can’t tell you how much I appreciate what you’re about to do in this election, ... As a friend of mine would say, from my lips to God’s ears on that one.”
They’ll pull me aside, one leader after another, quietly, and say, ‘Joe, he can’t win. My democracy is at stake,’
