{"id":2365588,"date":"2024-11-07T12:32:01","date_gmt":"2024-11-07T17:32:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-tells-democrats-to-keep-the-faith-after-trump-landslide\/"},"modified":"2024-11-07T12:32:42","modified_gmt":"2024-11-07T17:32:42","slug":"biden-tells-democrats-to-keep-the-faith-after-trump-landslide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-tells-democrats-to-keep-the-faith-after-trump-landslide\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden tells Democrats to keep the faith after Trump landslide"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbiden-tells-democrats-to-keep-the-faith-after-trump-landslide%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2365588&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senator-menendez-im-innocent\/\" title=\"Senator Menendez maintains his innocence\">recent speech delivered<\/a> from \u2064the White\u200b House rose garden, President Joe Biden addressed the Democratic\u200b party in the wake\u200d of President-elect Donald Trump&#8217;s victory \u2064and the Republican Party regaining\u2064 control of the Senate and likely the House.\u2062 Biden emphasized the importance of resilience,\u2064 stating, &#8220;Setbacks are unavoidable, but\u2063 giving up is unforgivable,&#8221; and urged Democrats to maintain their commitment \u200bto their ideals despite the defeat. He acknowledged the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-president-trump-gives-pardons-to-73-individuals-and-commutes-another-70-sentences-steve-bannon-is-included\/\" title=\"BREAKING: President Trump Gives Pardons to 73 Individuals and Commutes Another 70 Sentences \u2013 Steve Bannon Is Included\">challenging circumstances<\/a> \u200bbut \u200breassured supporters \u200bthat &#8220;the\u200d American experiment \u2062endures&#8221; and encouraged\u200c them to \u2062stay engaged \u200cand\u2064 keep faith in \u2062their vision for the future. Biden highlighted the need for a smooth transition to the\u2063 incoming administration while also praising Vice President Kamala Harris. Although \u2062discussions around errors in \u200chis \u200ccampaign strategy have\u2063 emerged, Biden focused his \u2064remarks on unity and perseverance \u2064in facing political challenges. He confirmed his intention to cooperate \u2063with Trump for a peaceful \u200ctransfer of power, reiterating\u2063 that love for\u200d the country \u200bshould not be conditional on electoral success.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Biden tells Democrats to keep the faith after Trump landslide: &lsquo;Defeat does not mean we are defeated&rsquo;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1875285\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Joe Biden\">Joe Biden<\/a> urged Democrats to keep up the fight after President-elect <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Joe Biden\">Donald Trump<\/a>&lsquo;s comeback victory and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/republicans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Republicans<\/a> retaking the Senate and likely the U.S. House.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>In his first speech since Election Day in the White House rose garden, a tanned <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Joe Biden\">Biden<\/a> celebrated what he dubbed &ldquo;a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">historic presidency&#038;rdquo<\/a>; and pledged a smooth transition in January. Still, he acknowledged the widespread defeat and urged Democrats to get back up and keep moving. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Setbacks are unavoidable, but giving up is unforgivable &hellip; A defeat does not mean we are defeated,&rdquo; Biden said. &ldquo;We lost this battle. The America of your dreams is calling for you to get back up.&nbsp; <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The American experiment endures. We&rsquo;re going to be OK, but we need to stay engaged. We need to keep going. And above all, we need to keep the faith.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Democrats are smarting over their decisive loss to Trump and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3220424\/how-democrats-can-adjust-to-avoid-future-defeats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"looking at what went wrong\">looking at what went wrong<\/a>. Biden still insists he could have won the presidential race had he remained at the top of the ticket, but a more common sentiment is that he should have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3221413\/democrats-play-blame-game-harris-flop\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"looking at what went wrong\">dropped out much sooner<\/a> to allow for an open primary.<\/p>\n<p>He did not get into those questions during his six-minute speech, showering only praise on Vice President Kamala Harris and pledging that his party would continue to fight.<\/p>\n<p>He pledged to work with Trump on a peaceful transition and told Democrats, &ldquo;You can&rsquo;t love your country only when you win.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Biden ultimately dropped out following a disastrous June 27 debate and will end a 52-year run in Washington when he leaves office on Jan. 20.<\/p>\n<p>He described Harris as a partner and a public servant.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;She ran an inspiring campaign, and everyone got to see something that I learned early on to respect so much &mdash; her character,&rdquo; Biden said. &ldquo;She has a backbone like a ramrod. She has great character, true character. She gave her whole heart and effort, and she and her entire team should be proud of the campaign they ran.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>With staff members and Cabinet officials seated before him in the Rose Garden, the president tried to sound an upbeat message as all of them will exit their jobs on Jan. 20.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And yet, in a show of contrast with Trump, Biden made a point of promising to congratulate Trump and pledging a smooth transition that was denied him when he took office four years ago.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I will do my duty as president,&rdquo; Biden said. &ldquo;I&rsquo;ll fulfill my oath, and I will honor the Constitution on Jan. 20. We&rsquo;ll have a peaceful transfer of power here in America. To all our incredible staff, supporters, Cabinet members, all the people who have been hanging out with me for the last 40 years &mdash; God love you.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1875285\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1875285\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Biden encourages Democrats to stay hopeful after Trump&#8217;s win<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2635,"featured_media":2365589,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/biden_rose_garden_nov_2024.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[3620,3685,3728,5250,3634],"class_list":["post-2365588","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-biden","tag-democrats","tag-election","tag-faith","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/biden_rose_garden_nov_2024.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2365588","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2635"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2365588"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2365588\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2365592,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2365588\/revisions\/2365592"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2365589"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2365588"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2365588"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2365588"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}