Beden after Electoral College confirmed his victory to Americans: Democracy “tested”, but stood firm

In a speech given at Wilmington State Delauer, he said democracy “was tested and threatened, but resulted in stability, real and strong. ”

“The rule of law, our Constitution and the will of the people won,” said the president-elect.

Beden urged Americans to look beyond the 3 November election campaign and President Donald Trump's efforts to refuse defeat.

If anyone didn't know before, now we know. What beats deep into the hearts of the American people is democracy... It's the right to be heard. For your vote to be counted. So you can choose the leaders of this country. To govern yourself,” said Biden.

Referring to Trump's attempts to overturn the outcome of the elections through legal challenges that have been rejected by judges throughout the political spectrum, including the Supreme Court, Biden argued the American governing system remains intact.

In America, politicians do not take power, it is the people who give them”, he said. “The quality of democracy is lit in this country a long time ago. And now we know that nothing, not even a pandemic, or an abuse of power, can extinguish that flame,” said Beden.

In his speech, the president-elect said he won by the same election vote margin as Trump in 2016, adding that this was a “clear victory” both then and now.

He pointed to the record voter turnout and said this turnout “should be celebrated and not attacked”.

He pledged to be “a president for all Americans. ”

I will work as hard for those who did not vote for me as for those who voted on me,” said Beden.

Trump, with new legal challenges

President Trump still insists incorrectly, that he has won last month's election.

This case has not been closed”, Trump told Fox News television in an interview Sunday morning, though dozens of indictments over his claims that a second mandate is being unjustly denied have been rejected by courts.

We continue the effort. We have numerous local cases. We won in Pennsylvania. We won Michigan. We won Georgia by a large margin of”, he said.

After losing dozens of legal challenges at the state and federal level, President Trump is expected to file new indictments this week. His lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, says he expects five court processes to be established at the state level.

Meanwhile, Republican Senator Ron Johnson of State Wisconsin is expected to hold a session on election irregularities Wednesday.

He has raised questions about why Congress was not informed about the fact that the taxes of Biden's son Hunter were under federal investigation during President Trump's trial in the Democrats' efforts to sack him. /voa/