Watch the President address the election results

by Junna Base November 7, 2024

President Joe Biden will address the nation Wednesday morning to discuss Vice President Kamala Harris’ defeat in the 2024 presidential election and President-elect Donald Trump’s upcoming transition to power.

Biden congratulated Trump on his victory over the phone on Wednesday and invited him to the White House to discuss the presidential transition period – an offer Trump declined to make to Biden after the 2020 campaign. A date for a meeting has not yet been announced as staff coordinates a date in the near future.

“President Biden expressed his commitment to a smooth transition and emphasized the importance of bringing the country together,” the White House said in a statement.

When is Biden’s speech? How to watch live

Biden will deliver his remarks at 11 a.m. EST, the president announced on the social media site X on Thursday morning.

You can watch live via the embed below or on the USA TODAY YouTube channel.

Biden: Harris is a “public servant with integrity”

Biden’s upcoming address comes a day after he released a statement following Harris’ election loss calling his vice president “a great partner and public servant full of integrity, courage and character.”

In the statement, Biden said that choosing Harris as his running mate in 2020 was “the very best decision I made” and that “her story represents America’s best story.”

“She stepped to the forefront under extraordinary circumstances and led a historic campaign that embodied what is possible when guided by a strong moral compass and a clear vision for a nation that is freer, fairer and full of more opportunity for all American is,” Biden said. “She will continue the fight with purpose, determination and joy.”

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Harris and Trump give speeches after the election results

Harris gave her concession speech at Howard University on Wednesday in which she acknowledged that the election results were not in her favor. She encouraged supporters not to give in to despair and instead mobilize.

“While I admit this election, I do not admit the struggle that fueled this campaign,” she said. “We will continue to fight this fight in the voting booth, in the courts and in public squares, and we will also fight it in a quieter way, in the way we live our lives, by treating each other with kindness and respect.”

Trump delivered his victory speech at 2:30 a.m. Wednesday at the Palm Beach County Convention Center in Florida, where he promised voters that his administration would not rest “until we create the strong, secure and prosperous America that our children deserve.” that you deserve.” “

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