President-elect Joe Biden has excoriated Donald Trump over his refusal to concede in a scathing attack that came hours after the Electoral College officially sealed Biden's victory.
Per NBC News, Biden said the election, which Trump and his supporters have attempted to overturn with numerous failed legal challenges, was "honest, free and fair."
Watch as Trump teases a run in 2024 at the White House Christmas party:Calling attacks on the election and election officials "simply unconscionable," Biden described Trump's attempts to overturn the result of the presidential election an "abuse of power."
"In America, politicians don't take power — the people grant it to them," Biden said. "The flame of democracy was lit in this nation a long time ago. And we now know that nothing, not even a pandemic — or an abuse of power — can extinguish that flame."
"In this battle for the soul of America, democracy prevailed," He continued.
"We the people voted. Faith in our institutions held. The integrity of our elections remains intact. And so, now it is time to turn the page. To unite. To heal."
The Democrat once again vowed to be a president "for all Americans", telling America that his priorities were "delivering immediate economic help" and getting the pandemic under control.
"I will work just as hard for those of you who didn't vote for me as I will for those who did. There is urgent work in front of all of us," Biden said.
"Getting the pandemic under control to getting the nation vaccinated against this virus. Delivering immediate economic help so badly needed by so many Americans who are hurting today — and then building our economy back better than ever."
This comes days after Trump was labelled "Loser of the Year" by respected German news magazine Der Spiegel.
According to Huffington Post, a portion of the article states that Trump was, "never concerned with the common good, but always with one thing — himself.”
“Nothing is normal under Trump,” the article continues. "He refuses to admit defeat. Instead, he speaks of massive electoral fraud, although there is no evidence for it. The whole thing is not surprising. Trump’s presidency ends as it began: Without decency and without dignity."
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