The outgoing president of USA, Joe Bidenappeared this Thursday in the gardens of the White House to take stock of the elections and promise a peaceful transition with “the president-elect donald trump“whom he called to congratulate him on the victory. The current president has made a speech based on confidence in the system and has asked to reduce political tension and “not loving your country only when you win”repeating a phrase that he has used on previous occasions to refer to the false theories of fraud that Trump himself leveled against him in 2020.
“We accept the choice that the country has made. I have said many times that you cannot love your country only when it wins. You can’t love your neighbor only when you agree on everything.. I hope we are able to do this regardless of who you voted for,” Biden said in his first address to the press since Trump’s victory.
Biden has also acknowledged having spoken with the Democratic candidate, the vice president Kamala Harrisof which he has said that he has carried out “an inspiring campaign.” “She has given all her heart and effort and she and her entire team They should be proud of the campaign they have run.“, the president stressed, although despite everything the victory went to Trump: “I know that for some now is time for victory, but for others it is a defeat; “the country chooses one thing or the other, and we have to accept it.”
The president has asked to “lower the political temperature” and has insisted on “the integrity of the American electoral system” and has described it as “fair, honest and transparent”: “We can trust the system whether we win or lose.” Regarding the situation in which his party remains, Biden has recognized that “a battle has been lost” but that “the United States of their dreams is asking them to get back on their feet.” “Setbacks are inevitable, but giving up is unforgivable. We all fall, but true character, as my father said, is measured by how quickly we get up,” he stated.
Trump designs his team for the White House
Meanwhile, Donald Trump has already begun to shape the decrees he will sign on his first day in power, including one on immigration at the border with Mexicoaccording to Washington Post and Political. Furthermore, these means ensure that The president-elect would also be choosing his Cabinet and the team that will advise him in the White House.
Trump plans to enact on his “first day” two decrees to “close” the border with Mexico and boost oil drilling to lower prices, Jason Miller, an adviser to the president-elect, told Political. The advisor did not give details about what this supposed “closure” of the border would entail, whether it would mean closing the legal ports of entry or increasing security in that porous border area, which covers more than 3,000 kilometers. Trump already announced this week that “on the first day” of his mandate he will threaten Mexico with 25% tariffs on all its imports if not to stop the “arrival of criminals and drugs in the country”, something that could be a violation of the trade agreement. -MEC.
Regarding the names that will accompany Trump in his second term, the president-elect’s campaign began this Wednesday to seriously debate possible names to make up his government team. The billionaire Elon Musk and TV host Tucker Carlson They spent the day with Trump at his home in Mar-a-Lago this Wednesday, so they could influence those first measures and the selection of his cabinet, for whose confirmation no obstacles are expected, thanks to the Republican majority in the Senate. .
One of the names that could be in that Cabinet is that of Republican Senator Marco Rubioone of the favorites to become Secretary of State, according to Washington Post. The Hispanic legislator from Florida, of Cuban origin, had a notable influence on policy towards Latin America during Trump’s first term, given his power in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and this year he was among the vice presidential candidates in the campaign. Republican.
The former director of national intelligence also sounds like possible heads of US diplomacy. Rick Grenellvery close to Trump and who was ambassador to Germany between 2018 and 2020, and Senator Bill Hagertywho was ambassador to Japan, according to Political. The names of the billionaire investor are being considered for the position of Secretary of the Treasury John Paulsonknown for having amassed an enormous fortune by anticipating the 2008 financial crisis, and the current economic advisor to the president-elect, the investor Scott Bessentindicates the post. Likewise, the Republican senator Tom Cotton could become Secretary of Defense, while the independent candidate is expected Robert Kennedy Jr.., known for its anti-vaccine stance, has a role related to health or regulation of medicines and food in the country.