Former Presidents of United State, Bill Clinton and Barack Obama has congratulated the 46th US President-Elect, Joe Biden and Vice-President-elect, Kamala Harris.
Clinton in his congratulatory message wrote, “America has spoken and democracy has won. Now we have a President-Elect and Vice President-Elect who will serve all of us and bring us all together. Congratulations to Joe Biden and Kamala Harris on your momentous victory.”
Obama also said he ‘couldn’t be prouder’ and thanked everyone who had been involved in the campaign.
“In this election, under circumstances never experienced, America turned out in numbers never seen. And once every vote is counted, President-Elect Biden and Vice President-Elect Harris will have won a historic and decisive victory,” he said.
“I know he’ll do the job with the best interests of every American at heart, whether or not he had their vote. So I encourage every American to give him a chance and lend him your support. The election results at every level show that the country remains deeply and bitterly divided. It will be up to not just Joe and Kamala, but each of us, to do our part — to reach out beyond our comfort zone, to listen to others, to lower the temperature and find some common ground from which to move forward, all of us remembering that we are one nation, under God.
“Finally, I want to thank everyone who worked, organized, and volunteered for the Biden campaign, every American who got involved in their own way, and everybody who voted for the first time. Your efforts made a difference. Enjoy this moment. Then stay engaged. I know it can be exhausting. But for this democracy to endure, it requires our active citizenship and sustained focus on the issues – not just in an election season, but all the days in between.
“Our democracy needs all of us more than ever. And Michelle and I look forward to supporting our next President and First Lady however we can, the statement read.
Biden was Obama’s vice president for both terms of his presidency and the two became close friends.
The former president recently joined the campaign trail to help get Biden elected.
