President-elect Joe Biden
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“The challenges we face as a nation are not going to disappear overnight, but as we look to the start of a new year, I am full of new hopes about the possibilities for better days to come,” he wrote.
The challenges we face as a nation will not disappear overnight, but as we look to the start of a new year, I am full of new hopes about the possibilities for better days to come.
After a year of pain and loss, we will come together, heal and rebuild in 2021.
– Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) December 31, 2020
Biden’s post comes at a time when the US is looking to turn the page in a particularly difficult year, when millions of Americans have struggled. During 2020, the country battled the coronavirus pandemic that infected more than 19 million people and killed more than 344,000, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University.
The several stoppages that occurred in an attempt to mitigate the coronavirus also led to the closure of thousands of companies, small and large. As a result, almost 10.7 million people across the country have lost their jobs.
In addition, the United States in 2020 saw months of social unrest as protests across the country erupted over the deaths of black Americans George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and Ahmaud Arbery.
The president-elect’s message of unity has been consistent throughout most of 2020. During the Democratic primaries earlier this year, the former vice president praised his relationships he made during his time at the White House and as a member of the US Senate. .
He said he could make deals to do things for the American people and serve as a unifying force in a country that appears to be politically divided.
Shortly after his victory in this year’s presidential election, Biden immediately called on Americans to join.
“With the campaign over, it’s time to put the anger and harsh rhetoric behind and unite us as a nation,” said Biden in November. “It is time for America to come together. And to heal. “
Several lawmakers, including Sens. Jack Reed
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“It is the last day of 2020. I hope you and yours remain healthy, warm and safe. Greetings to the brightest days and the longest time together in 2021,” Reed wrote.