Biden is President elect

It's hardly a clear win for Biden, or a rejection of the Trump presidency. Despite all that has gone on over the last 4 years, in the middle of a pandemic, Trump has actually increased his popular vote from 2016. Staggering. Biden has won but there's a lot of Americans who were happy with Trump as a president. Or maybe they were not happy with the alternative?

I like Kamala Harris too, she will be a very strong Vice President. Trump can now have criminal charges brought against him as he will not have diplomatic immunity and he has those huge personal debts to pay back. Climate change agreements back on track. Thank goodness Joe Biden won.

Biden has now a 5 million lead and millions of people are celebrating in the streets.

Something big just happened in the USA.

It is the rejection of division and hate.

The rejection of racism and misogyny

The re-embrace of values of decency and fairness.

The Statue of Liberty can stand tall.

Well said Bluebelle!

Couldnt agree with you more quizqueen!

Not sure if it’s wishful thinking or you’re just going along with the knocking group lemongrove but listening to Bidens speech he shows no sign of having dementia he spoke clearly and strongly don’t you think the dementia label has been lobbed around to make a case against him
He gave a good and strong speech trying to uplift the crowds and talking greatly about healing divides I think he made an inspiring speech I ve no idea what sort of man he is in private life or what dirt will be thrown at him but it was a delightful relief to have a man who can sound normal and caring about his country more than he cares about his fame
His Vice President is a woman who sounds intelligent and strong and so fair and clear minded
It is such a breath of fresh air and fingers crossed we could have something similar happen in this poor divided country
It is said we always follow American trends !

Callistemon

^Mélanie may well be on her own hot line, to her divorce lawyer(s).^

I think you're right, Kalu but I hope the Trumps don't use her son as leverage and that she will get custody.

Barron is 15 next March so will have his own views on who he wants to live with. I believe he spends most of his time with his grandparents in Maryland and Melania is there a lot too, Apparently they all converse in Melania’s mother tongue.

quizqueen

Well done, you got yourselves a President with probable onset dementia. If you think Trump was a clown, you ain't seen nothing yet. 'Where's the button? What button, I've got zips!

At least he can string a sentence together and talk in a calm manner without abusing someone, making some outlandish claim or feathering his own ego..

Regarding Biden’s speech patterns, he battled a severe stutter as a child and this gives the impression of slowness.
He said that as a child ‘His brain was working faster than he could get the words out”
Having worked with someone with a debilitating stutter, I admire this achievement.
Not sure if a 77 year old woman would be given the job though...

Sorry. pardon Trump

Sallywally1

I understand he is potentially in a lot of trouble regarding financial misdemeanours?

It has been pointed out that, Trump could step down to be replaced by Pence, who in turn at the end the presidential term could pardon Tump, as Ford did for Nixon.

Like rosecarmel, I shed tears of relief. I've no tolerance for bullies and IMO Trump is an unhinged bully. It's deeply disturbing how many people not only turned a blind eye to his foul behavior but mimicked it. This election to me is good winning over evil. Character matters.

The weapons carried by some of the Trump Supporters in Philadelphia are really scary. It will be a very difficult time for the USA, so sad.

Trump will have to face the hundreds of millions of dollars in debt which come due for repayment over the next few years. He's going to have a lot to deal with.
'Oh dear, how sad, never mind! '

I admit to shedding a few tears of relief and joy when I read the good news. But I certainly don't think the new administration have an easy time ahead of them. The USA is anything but united, as can be seen by how many Americans voted for DT, despite (or indeed because of) his behaviour over the last four years. I admit I fear for how die-hard Trump devotees will react to his losing. Hopefully, the Republican party will get it's act together and accept that they have a great deal to be ashamed of over the last four years and will no longer support the man. I wonder, also, if the younger Trumps will try for power in 2024?

Brilliant news; a little ray of light in a dark, dark year.

Dinahmo 4 days ago it was widely reported in the New York Post among other American newspapers (and widely copied by the British Press) that Joe Biden on a Rally platform, had introduced his granddaughter as his dead son, and then realised his mistake, and called her by the name of another granddaughter until his second mistake was pointed out to him, and he finally got the name right. Of course he may have name blindness, but this does still seem cause to me to be for concern.

I think MT knew what Donald was like before she married him, doubt she will hang around now, I bet the book is halfway done. Trump will have massive debts and more theatre with law suits. Biden meanwhile brings calmness, but I think the country is truly divided and can’t see how that will resolve. Biden does not agree with Brexit and that will be a stumbling block with Boris getting on with him. It fingers crossed it will work out.l

I am beyond ecstatic. A large degree of sanity has returned. Let's hope it spreads wide and far and we get a dose of it too. We certainly need it. So delighted some members of my family were instrumental in bringing this victory about.

Funny - a few weeks ago, before Trump got covid, everyone was talking about the onset of dementia and he was speaking gobble de gook a lot of the time.

No Dinahmo he ‘mis-spoke’ a lot of times over this last year, you can google it all.
If he does have early dementia it is a cause for concern, and he will have to step down for his vice pres, Kamala Harris (which hopefully would be sooner rather than later.)
That’s all in the future for now of course.

I understand he is potentially in a lot of trouble regarding financial misdemeanours?

quizqueen

Well done, you got yourselves a President with probable onset dementia. If you think Trump was a clown, you ain't seen nothing yet. 'Where's the button? What button, I've got zips!

Just because he forgot Trump's name? Absolute nonsense. That's the only time he's mis-spoken. Trump did it all the time.

quizqueen

Well done, you got yourselves a President with probable onset dementia. If you think Trump was a clown, you ain't seen nothing yet. 'Where's the button? What button, I've got zips!

Blimey. You might leave off to let people celebrate. The relief to be rid of Trump is palpable.

Not particularly gracious is it?

Well done, you got yourselves a President with probable onset dementia. If you think Trump was a clown, you ain't seen nothing yet. 'Where's the button? What button, I've got zips!