Biden Stated His Administration’s First Tasks

The pandemic, vaccinations and economic assistance to Americans are urgent tasks that the new American government will work on. Democrat Joseph Biden, to whom the Electoral College gave 306 votes against the required 270 and thereby confirmed his victory in the presidential elections in the United States, listed the urgent tasks his administration faces. He spoke about his plans during a speech in Wilmington, Delaware, broadcasted on the website of Biden's transition team, Biden-Harris Transition on Tuesday, December 15. "We have to get to work urgently. We have to curb the pandemic, vaccinate the population, provide urgent economic assistance to Americans in need and then make the economy better than ever before," Biden said. The Democrat commented as well on the Electoral College decision in the elections, which confirmed his victory. "Democracy triumphed in the battle for the spirit of America. The people voted. The objectivity of our elections has been preserved," he said, and again condemned the attempts of the incumbent Republican President Donald Trump to challenge the results of the general election. At the same time, Biden promised that he would work equally hard for those who voted against him and for. “We are good people, we may have different origins and beliefs, but we are united by love for this country and faith in the opportunities that open up in it,” the president-elect stressed. As reported, Joe Biden and Kamala Harris - President-elect and Vice-President of the United States received the Time magazine’s title of Man of the Year 2020.