Joe Biden Delivers a Message of Unity in Victory Speech

Joe Biden took the stage in his home state of Delaware to address the country as the new president-elect of the United States. Jogging — not walking — out to Bruce Springsteen’s “We Take Care of Our Own,� Biden applauded the historic voter turnout of this year’s election. “We’ve won with the most votes ever cast for a presidential ticket,� Biden said. “We’re seeing all over this nation, and in all cities in all parts of the country, indeed across the world, an outpouring of joy.� Biden also called for unity, encouraging understanding and compassion across political lines. “I will work to be a president who seeks not to divide but unify. I won’t see red states and blue states, I will always see the United States,� he said. “Let this grim era of demonization in America begin to end, here and now.� As the second Catholic president-elect, Biden quoted a devotional hymn called “On Eagle’s Wings,� and pledged to “rebuild the soul of America, to rebuild the backbone of this nation, the middle class, and to make America respected around the world again.�