Joe Biden said he intended to “restore the soul of America” as the president-elect delivered a victory speech in which he urged the country to come together following one of the most divisive periods in US history.
Speaking in Wilmington, Delaware, on Saturday night, Mr Biden struck a note of bipartisanship and sketched out a vision of his presidency where Democrats and Republicans would work together to “build prosperity” and bring the pandemic under control.
Following a bruising election campaign, Mr Biden noted the scale of his election victory, in which he won a record 74m votes, while also holding out an olive branch to supporters of his rival, Donald Trump.