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Jakarta, CNN Indonesia –
The President of the United States is elected Joe biden harshly criticize the attitude of his rival, Donald trump and the Republican Party that has refused to admit defeat in the general election.
In his speech in Delaware following the announcement of the election (electoral college) voting results on Monday (12/14), Biden said that Trump had been against the constitution and ‘the will of the people’ for not accepting the results. electoral.
“It is a very extreme position that we have never seen before. A position that refuses to respect the will of the people, refuses to respect the rule of law and refuses to respect our constitution,” Biden said in his quoted speech. AFP.
Biden’s scathing criticism points to Republican lawsuits seeking to overturn his victories in several key states. However, the claim was rejected by the Supreme Court.
Biden also praised voters for their record numbers, despite fears of coronavirus transmission, political pressure, verbal abuse and threats of physical violence.
“The fire of democracy has been burning in this state for a long time. And now we don’t know anything, not even a pandemic or abuse of power can extinguish it,” Biden said.
“It is my sincere hope that we will never again see anyone suffer the threats and harassment that we have seen in these elections.”
The former vice president in the Barack Obama era also slammed Republicans for supporting Trump’s fraudulent claims without any solid evidence. He said the Supreme Court had sent a “clear signal” on Trump’s charges without evidence.
He also said that their victory was the right time to ‘turn the page’ together and heal the emerging wounds.
“In the battle for the American soul, democracy wins. We the people vote. Faith in our institutions remains. The integrity of our elections remains intact. So now is the time to return to the playground. Unite to heal “, said.
Biden’s victory in the elections was confirmed by an electoral vote (electoral college) on Monday (12/14).
About 55 voters from California, the largest state in the United States, gathered in Sacramento to vote for Biden. This victory made the Democrats exceed the threshold of obtaining a minimum of 270 electoral votes to secure their victory.
Biden made history by winning more than 63 percent of the votes in the state, while Trump got about 34 percent of the votes. Since 1992, California has been the base of the electoral vote of the Democratic Party. So far, the state’s Republicans have won just six presidential elections.
(AFP / evn)
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