'Bring down the temperature': Biden addresses Americans after Trump's win – video

The US president told citizens he would 'ensure a peaceful and orderly transition' to the White House after the former Republican president Donald Trump won the 5 November election. Biden confirmed he had spoken to Trump to congratulate him. He added that the US election system 'can be trusted' – a reference to Trump's baseless insistence Biden had lost in 2020

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