After Trump's victory, Biden addresses Americans

Photo: Ting Shen Agence France-Presse Democratic President Joe Biden addresses Americans after Kamala Harris' defeat to Donald Trump.

Danny Kemp – Agence France-Presse and Nicolas Revise – Agence France-Presse in Washington

Published at 11:14

• United States

The exercise will be painful: Joe Biden will address Americans on Thursday to prepare for the transition until January 20 with his worst political enemy, President-elect Donald Trump, who beat Kamala Harris hands down.

The 81-year-old outgoing president, who reluctantly gave up his place as candidate to his vice-president in July, is to speak solemnly at 11 a.m. from the Rose Garden of the White House.

He must discuss the transition with the next Republican administration, while speculation is rife about the role that controversial figures such as Elon Musk or Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will play.

Donald Trump, 45th and soon to be 47th President of the United States, was congratulated by Joe Biden who defeated him in November 2020, by Barack Obama whom he succeeded and by Kamala Harris.

Joe Biden, accused in his camp of having allowed the resounding comeback of Donald Trump by clinging too long to a hopeless candidacy, invited the Republican to the White House on an unspecified date.

The two men are known to hate each other and had clashed on June 27 during their only debate, which was disastrous for the democrat.

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Trump “impatient”

With the campaign over, the tone has become, for the moment at least, much more courteous in the Trump camp.

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The Republican, who never acknowledged his defeat in 2020 and who had boycotted Joe Biden's inauguration ceremony, “is looking forward to this meeting, which should take place soon, and greatly appreciated the call,” according to his team.

Hardly beaten, Kamala Harris pledged to “help” her with the transfer of power.

The New York real estate mogul — the target of two assassination attempts during the campaign, indicted and convicted in criminal and civil proceedings — insisted to his former rival on the phone on the need to “unify the country.”

Donald Trump, who will be sworn in on January 20, and who has spent the last three months of the campaign insulting Kamala Harris, found in her “strength, professionalism and tenacity,” according to his team.

He has just over two months to put his government team in place.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., nephew of the assassinated president, and a former independent candidate who rallied to Donald Trump, could be given responsibilities in terms of health public.

A notoriously critical of vaccination, he assured NBC on Thursday that he would “not take vaccines away from people” but judged that Americans should be able to “decide individually.”

“RFK” also repeated his criticism of the addition of fluoride to drinking water, considered by health organizations to be an effective tool for oral health.

No one knows what role he will play with Donald Trump. His first term was a waltz of ministers and advisers who successively fell from grace.

Another key figure in his administration is expected to be billionaire Elon Musk, who campaigned very actively for him. The president-elect could charge the richest man in the world, a great supporter of a drastic reduction in the role of government, with profoundly reorganizing the federal administration.

Full powers

Having left in chaos in January 2021, the 78-year-old tribune has made an incredible comeback by convincing a majority that he understands the socio-economic and security concerns of everyday life.

The president-elect has already met with French President Emmanuel Macron, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

Donald Trump has promised Americans to tackle inflation and “steal jobs from other countries” through tax cuts and customs duties.

Beijing has warned that there would be “no winners in a trade war” with Washington.

He inherits a robust economy and very low unemployment. low, an environment which should see the American central bank, the Fed, announce a new cut in its rates on Thursday.

The unpredictable Republican also promised during his campaign mass expulsions of illegal immigrants and mentioned a purge of the federal administration, as well as legal proceedings against his opponents.

Donald Trump will be able to rely on the Senate, which the Republicans have taken back from the Democrats. His party is on track to retain the majority in the House of Representatives.

This would give him, including the conservative majority he has built on the Supreme Court, almost full powers.