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[light music]
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[playing John Mellencamp's R.O.C.K. In The U.S.A"]
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Congressman John Lewis before his passing wrote,
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"Democracy is not a state, it is an act."
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And what he meant was that America's
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democracy
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is not guaranteed.
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It is only as strong as our willingness to fight for it.
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For four years, you marched and organized
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for equality
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and justice
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for our lives
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and for our planet.
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And then you voted.
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[cheering]
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And you delivered a clear message.
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You chose
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hope and unity,
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decency, science,
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and yes, truth.
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[cheering]
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And what a testament it is to Joe's character
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that he had the audacity to break one
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of the most substantial barriers that exist
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in our country and select a woman as his Vice President.
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[cheering and horns honking]
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But while I may be the first woman in this
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office, I will not be the last
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[cheering and horns honking]
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Because every little girl watching tonight sees
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that this is a country of possibilities.
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And to the children of our country,
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regardless of your gender,
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our country has sent you a clear message.
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Dream with ambition,
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lead with conviction
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and see yourselves in a way that others may not simply
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because they've never seen it before
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but know that we will applaud you every step of the way.
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[cheering and horns honking]
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And the road ahead will not be easy,
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but America is ready.
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And so
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are Joe and I.
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And it is now
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my great honor
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to introduce
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the President-Elect
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of the United States of America, Joe Biden.
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[cheering and horns honking]
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[upbeat drumming]
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[upbeat music]
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The people of this nation have spoken.
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They've delivered us a clear victory
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a convincing victory, a victory
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for we, the people.
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We've won with the most votes
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ever cast some presidential ticket
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in the history of the nation, seventy-four million.
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[cheering and horns honking]
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Well, I must admit it surprised me tonight.
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We're seeing all
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over this nation, all cities and all parts of the country
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indeed, across the world, an outpouring of joy, of hope,
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renewed faith, and tomorrow bring a better day.
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[cheering and horns honking]
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And I'm humbled by the trust and confidence you've placed
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in me.
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I pledge to be a president who seeks not to divide,
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but unify
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who doesn't see red States
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and blue States, only sees the United States.
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Well, I'll have the honor
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of serving with a fantastic vice president.
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You just heard from Kamala Harris.
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[cheering and horns honking]
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Who makes history
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as the first woman, first black woman, the first woman
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from South Asian decent, the first daughter
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an immigrants, ever elected in this country.
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[cheering and horns honking]
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Don't tell me it's not possible in the United States.
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It's long overdue.
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And we're reminded tonight of those who fought so hard
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for so many years to make this happen.
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Once again, America's bent the arc
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of the moral universe, more toward justice.
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Kamala, Doug,
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like it or not your family, you become an honorary Biden.
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There's no way out
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[laughter, cheering]
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out for all those of you who voted for president Trump.
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I understand the disappointment tonight.
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I've lost a couple
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of times myself, but now let's give each other a chance.
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[cheering and horns honking]
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It's time to put away the harsh rhetoric
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lower the temperature, see each other again
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listen to each other again.
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And to make progress,
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we have to stop treating our opponents as our enemies.
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They are not our enemies.
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They're Americans, they're Americans.
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[cheering and horns honking]
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What is our mandate?
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I believe it's this.
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America has called upon us to marshal the forces
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of decency, the forces of fairness, to marshal the forces
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of science and the forces of hope and the great battles
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of our time.
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The battle to control the virus, the battle
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of build prosperity, the battle of secure
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your family's healthcare.
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The battle of achieve racial justice and root
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out systemic racism in this country.
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[cheering and horns honking]
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Our work begins with getting COVID under control.
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We cannot repair the economy, restore vitality or relish
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life's most precious moments, hugging
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our grandchildren and our children, our birthdays, weddings,
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graduations, all the moments that
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matter most to us, until we get it under control.
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On Monday, I will name a group of
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leading scientists and experts as
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transitioned advisors to help take
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the Biden Harris COVID plan and convert
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it into an actual blueprint that will
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start on January the 20th,
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2021.
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I'll work as hard for those who
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didn't vote for me as those who did.
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Let this grim era of
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demonization
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in America begin to end here and now.
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[cheering and horns honking]
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United States, America, ladies and gentlemen.
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There's never, never, been anything we've tried
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and not been able to do.
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So remember, as my grandpop, our grandpop he said
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as I walked out of his home when I was a kid up in Scranton.
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He said, Joey, "keep the faith".
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and our grandmother when she was alive, she yelled
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"No Joey spread it".
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Spread the faith.
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God love you all.
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May God bless America.
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And may God protect our troops.
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Thank you.
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Thank you.
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Thank you!
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[cheering and honking]
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[playing Jackie Wilson's "Higher and Higher"]
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[playing Kygo and Whitney Houston's "Higher Love"]
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[playing Tom Petty's "I Won't Back Down"]
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[cheering and horns honking]
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[fireworks crackling]
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[playing Daryl Hall and John Oates' "You Make My Dreams]
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[Come True"]