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Celebrities have taken to social media to praise Joe Biden’s speech to the nation on Friday night, where he nearly declared the White House victory and vowed to unite Americans, as his leadership over Donald Trump continues to grow in states. critical critics.
Biden made a brief appearance inside the Chase Center in Wilmington, Delaware, on Friday night and spoke for seven minutes with his running mate Kamala Harris at his side.
It was expected to be a victory speech, but more than 72 hours after election night, the presidential race has yet to be called as ballots are still counted in the key states of Pennsylvania, Georgia, Arizona, Nevada, and North Carolina.
Biden currently leads with 253 of the 270 electoral college votes needed to reclaim the White House and is ahead in Pennsylvania, Nevada, Georgia and Arizona, where the tally continues Saturday.
Pennsylvania would only get it to 273 electoral college votes, while if Arizona and Nevada declared before Keystone state, it would reach 270.
If Biden takes all four, which seems highly likely, he would have 302 votes in the electoral college.
Celebrities have taken to social media to praise Joe Biden’s speech to the nation on Friday night (above), where he nearly declared the White House victory and vowed to unite Americans, as his leadership over Donald Trump continues. growing in critical critical states.
Pennsylvania, Nevada and Arizona could be called Saturday, while Georgia is so close that there is sure to be a recount.
“We’re going to win this race,” Biden said before re-vowing to serve both his supporters and Trump supporters as president.
“No, the purpose of our policy, our nation’s job, is not to fan the flames of conflict, but to solve problems, ensure justice, give everyone a fair chance and improve the lives of our people.” he said.
‘We can be opponents, but not enemies. We are Americans.’
Famous faces couldn’t resist making favorable comparisons between Biden’s speech and Trump’s 17-minute spiel the night before, where he made multiple unsubstantiated claims of voter fraud.
“It’s good to have a human again,” Maze Runner actor Dylan O’Brien tweeted.
Actor John Cusack agreed, citing his surprise at hearing a president who is “sane.”
‘How strange (sic) it is to listen to a sane man after these last 4 years. It’s almost strange to hear the sound of coherence, ‘he wrote.
Famous faces couldn’t resist drawing favorable comparisons between Biden’s speech and Trump’s 17-minute spiel the night before, where he made multiple unsubstantiated claims of voter fraud.
Others spoke of their relief and sense of calm after hearing Biden speak.
Will and Grace star Debra Messing, who has repeatedly shown her support for Biden, called the Democrat president-elect and said there was a ‘collective exhalation’ after his speech.
“A strong, firm and reasoned president-elect spoke to the nation, and I felt the collective exhale,” he wrote.
America has spoken. Most Americans in American History. She voted for Change. It’s going to be OK.’
Ben Platt also spoke of his relief after hearing the Democrat speak.
“The president spoke and actually made me feel better than before he spoke!” he wrote.
‘I applauded alone in my apartment. RELIEF, ‘writes Billy Eichner.
Alyssa Milano simply shared a quote from Biden’s speech where he promised to address the division across America: “We are opponents, not enemies.”
Tennis icon Billie Jean King also shared the iconic phrase, writing:
“We can be opponents, but not enemies. We are Americans.” A magnificent and unifying speech from Joe Biden tonight.
Josh Gad simply wrote: ‘Hush. There is a president speaking.
Others spoke of their relief and sense of calm after hearing Biden speak.
Meanwhile, Jeffrey Wright criticized Trump for the derogatory nickname he repeatedly gave Biden.
‘Sleepy Joe’ all you want, @realDonaldTrump. Joe Biden is the captain now, ‘he tweeted.
Others also praised the vision of seeing Harris a little closer to being elected vice president, which will mark history as the first time a woman of color has been selected for the role.
Comedian Natasha Rothwell wrote: “I will process the fact that there is a black woman on stage right now for the foreseeable future.
Chrissy Teigen posted snapshots of her and husband John Legend having fun: “ Everyone is from the Kamala event in Philly, but I didn’t want to post and talk about myself … but we pretty much won so here I am! ‘
Trump has yet to react to Biden’s comments on Friday night, however, he released a series of retweets on Twitter supporting his baseless claims of voter fraud and cheating as he continues to fight the results.
