Delivering a victory speech tonight in Wilmington, De., 77-year-old President-elect Joe Biden asked the nation to heal the wounds over the last four years, asking Americans, whether they voted for him or not, to come together to “marshal the forces” to fight the Covid-19 crisis, racism and climate change. Striking the right tone for his supporters, Biden’s victory lap sparked street celebrations around the country, where the voters realized a great relief to see Trump defeated. More that 146 million Americans voted, most by mail-n ballot, with 0ver 75 million going to Joe and his running mate 56-year-old Vice President-elect Kamala Harris (D-Calif.). “Folks, the people of this nation have spoken. They’ve delivered us as clear victory. A convincing victory. A victory for we the people. We’ve won it with the most votes ever case on the presidential ticket in the history of the nation: 74 million.” Biden said.
Biden speech was designed to help heal the bitter wounds from four years of media demonization of Trump, never accepting the outcome of the 2016. Before Trump was elected, former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton branded Trump with her fake “dossier” as a Russian asset, prompting the nation’s national security apparatus to secretly spy on Trump’s campaign and his presidency. Not a day went by in Trump’s presidency when he wasn’t under and FBI counterintelligence investigation or accused by Democrats and the press of Russian collusion. Trump’s win prompted to calls by 17 intel agencies insisting that Russian interfered with the 2016 election. After Hillary’s loss Nov. 8, 2016, she blamed her loss on Russian meddling, blaming Trump for colluding with the Kremlin to win the election. Biden talks about “demonization” but it was Democrats and the press that demonized Trump.
Democrats aren’t talking about Russian collusion now that they’ve beaten Trump. But because the public, including Republicans, have moved on from the election, Republican cries of voter fraud will be a drowned out by the country’s euphoria over Biden’s victory. Whether or not there was substantial voter fraud or not, the public has moved on celebrating Biden’s big win. “I am humbled by the trust and confidence you placed in me. I pledge to be a president who seeks not to divide, but unify. Who doesn’t see red and blue states, but only the United States,” Biden said, taking a page from former President Barack Obama’s 2004 speech to the Democratic National Convention backing Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) for president. Biden received prime time coverage from all TV networks and cable new stations, preempting college football games and popular TV shows.
Unlike Trump, Biden has the U.S. media 100% behind him, ignoring Trump’s attempts to claim voter fraud, filing for injunctive relief in federal court. While federal courts will respectfully accept Trump’s lawsuits, they’re going to fall on deaf ears, as Trump’s lawyers don’t have much of a case. “Let this grim era of demonization begin to end, here and now,” Biden said. “The refusal of Democrats and Republicans to cooperate with one another, it’s not some mysterious force beyond our control. It’s a decsion, a choice we made. And if we can decide not to cooperate, then we can decide to cooperate,” Biden said. But Biden forgets who started and perpetuated the demonization, not admitting that Democrats and the press never accepted the Trump presidency. From Day 1, Democrats and the press worked night-and-day to oust Trump from office, eventually impeaching him over a phone call.
If Biden really wants a new era of cooperation, he’d get to the bottom of what happened during the Trump years with the nation’s national security apparatus used to spy on his campaign and presidency. Biden will also want to let the Federal Communication Commission [FCC] study why the U.S. media became universally against the Trump presidency, often looking indistinguishable from the Democrat Party. Newsrooms around the country, in broadcast and print, joined the Democrat Party’s effort to sabotage the Trump presidency. Biden, of course, will not seek answers for why the FBI under former President Barack Obama saw fit to spy on Trump’s campaign and presidency. Biden was Obama’s VP and part of the White House scheme to spy in Trump’s former National Security Adviser Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn. Biden wants to end demonization but not owning Democrats and the media’s role.
Biden set a generally positive tone in his victory speech, talking about a dark chapter in American history, without naming Trump. “Let this grim era of demonization begin to end, here and now,” Biden said, not admitting that it was his Party and the media that relentless tormented Trump for four years. “Joe is a healer. A uniter. A tested and steady hand. A person whose own experience of loss gives him a sense of purpose that will help us as a nation reclaim our own sense of purpose,” Vice President-elect Kamal Harris said. If Joe and Kamala want a new era to begin, they need to acknowledge the role they played in persecuting a duly elected president for his four years in office. Judging by Biden’s own words, he sees Trump as the one responsible for the divisions spreading violence on American streets. Biden and Harris must recognize that nearly 50% of public aren’t celebrating with them.
