President-elect Joe Biden spoke on Tuesday, November 10 at a press briefing held in his stronghold of Wilmington (Delaware) after meeting with six world leaders, including French President Emmanuel Macron.
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“
I told them America is back
” on the world stage, said the Democratic president-elect.
Their response was very "
enthusiastic (...) so I have confidence, we will succeed in restoring the respect that America enjoyed before,
" he added.
Trump's refusal to concede defeat a "source of embarrassment"
To a reporter who asked him what he would say to Donald Trump if he was watching his press conference, Joe Biden replied, staring at the camera and with a smile: "
Mr. President, I can't wait. to talk to you
”.
Trump has yet to acknowledge the Democrat's victory in the Nov. 3 election.
Donald Trump's refusal to concede presidential defeat is "a
source of embarrassment,
" the president-elect said as a journalist asked him about the Republican billionaire's attitude.
"
I believe that will not serve the legacy of the president,
" he added from his home in Wilmington, Delaware.
But "
the fact that the Republicans do not want to recognize at this stage that we have won does not have much impact on our
transition
program
", he said.
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