In victory speech Biden vows to unify country, work for all Americans

US President-elect Joe Biden pledges to unify the country in his victory speech, promising to work for all Americans.

“I pledge to be a President who seeks not to divide, but to unify, who doesn’t see Red and Blue states, but a United States,” Biden tells a cheering crowd in Wilmington, Delaware. “And who will work with all my heart to win the confidence of the whole people.”

I sought this office to restore the soul of our nation,” he says. Biden also vowed to “make the US respected around the world again.”

Biden hailed his running mate Kamala Harris, the first woman ever elected as vice president.  “Don’t tell me it’s not possible in the United States , it’s long overdue.”

Biden also promises a diverse administration reflecting the whole country. He pays special tribute to African Americans, whose vote was crucial for him.

“The African American community stood up for us again. You always have my back and I will always have yours,” he says.

Biden does not mention Donald Trump, who is refusing to concede, but promises Trump supporters he will be their president too and calls for both sides to lower tensions.

“We are all Americans,” he says.