Stephano Mgendanyi
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- May 16, 2020
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HOTUBA YA JOE BIDEN BAADA YA USHINDI
My fellow Americans, the people of this nation have spoken.
They have delivered us a clear victory. A convincing victory. A victory for “We the People.”
We have won with the most votes ever cast for a presidential ticket in the history of this nation -- 74 million.
I am humbled by the trust and confidence you have placed in me.
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. And who will work with all my heart to win the confidence of the whole people.
For that is what America is about: The people. And that is what our Administration will be about.
I sought this office to restore the soul of America. To rebuild the backbone of the nation -- the middle class. To make America respected around the world again and to unite us here at home.
It is the honor of my lifetime that so many millions of Americans have voted for this vision. And now the work of making this vision real is the task of our time.
As I said many times before, I’m Jill’s husband. I would not be here without the love and tireless support of my wife, Jill, Hunter, Ashley, all of our grandchildren and their spouses, and all our family. They are my heart.
Jill’s a mom -- a military mom -- and an educator. She has dedicated her life to education, but teaching isn’t just what she does -- it’s who she is. For America’s educators, this is a great day: You’re going to have one of your own in the White House, and Jill is going to make a great First Lady.
And I will be honored to be serving with a fantastic vice president -- Kamala Harris -- who will make history as the first woman, first Black woman, first woman of South Asian descent, and first daughter of immigrants ever elected to national office in this country.
It’s long overdue, and we’re reminded tonight of all those who fought so hard for so many years to make this happen. But once again, America has bent the arc of the moral universe towards justice.
Kamala, Doug -- like it or not -- you’re family. You’ve become honorary Biden.
To all those who volunteered, worked the polls, local election officials -- you deserve a special thanks from this nation. To my campaign team, to all the volunteers, to all those who gave so much of themselves to make this moment possible, I thank you for everything. And to all those who supported us: I am proud of the campaign we built and ran. I am proud of the coalition we built, the broadest and most diverse in history.
Democrats and Republicans and Independents. Progressives, moderates and conservatives. Young and old. Urban, suburban and rural. Gay, straight, transgender. White. Latino. Asian. Native American.
And especially for those moments when this campaign was at its lowest -- the African American community.
I said from the outset I wanted a campaign that represented America, and I think we did that.
And to those who voted for President Trump, I understand your disappointment tonight. I’ve lost a couple of elections myself.
But now, let’s give each other a chance. It’s time to put away the harsh rhetoric. To lower the temperature. To see each other again. To listen to each other again. To make progress, we must stop treating our opponents as our enemy. We are not enemies. We are Americans.
The Bible tells us that to everything there is a season -- a time to build, a time to reap, a time to sow. And a time to heal.
This is that time for America. A time to heal.
Now that the campaign is over -- what is the people’s will? What is our mandate?
I believe it is this: Americans have called on us to marshal the forces of decency and the forces of fairness. To marshal the forces of science and the forces of hope in the great battles of our time.
The battle to control the virus. The battle to build prosperity. The battle to secure your family’s health care. The battle to achieve racial justice and root out systemic racism in this country. The battle to save the climate. The battle to restore decency, defend democracy, and give everybody in this country a fair shot.
Our work begins with getting COVID under control.
We cannot repair our economy, restore our vitality, or relish life’s most precious moments -- hugging a grandchild, birthdays, weddings, graduations, all the moments that matter most to us -- until we get this virus under control.
On Monday, I will name a group of leading scientists and experts as Transition Advisors to help take the Biden-Harris COVID plan and convert it into an action blueprint that starts on January 20th, 2021.
That plan will be built on a bedrock of science. It will be constructed out of compassion, empathy, and concern. I will spare no effort -- or commitment -- to turn this pandemic around.
I ran as a proud Democrat. I will now be an American president. I will work as hard for those who didn’t vote for me -- as I will for those who did.
Let this grim era of demonization in America begin to end -- here and now.
The refusal of Democrats and Republicans to cooperate with one another is not due to some mysterious force beyond our control. It’s a decision. It’s a choice we make.
And if we can decide not to cooperate, then we can decide to cooperate. And I believe that is part of the mandate from the American people. They want us to cooperate.
That’s the choice I’ll make. And I call on the Congress -- Democrats and Republicans alike -- to make that choice with me.
America’s story is about the slow, yet steady widening of opportunity. Make no mistake: Too many dreams have been deferred for too long. We must make the promise of the country real for everybody -- no matter their race, their identity, their ethnicity, their faith.
America has always been shaped by inflection points -- by moments in time where we’ve made hard decisions about who we are and what we want to be.
Lincoln in 1860 -- coming to save the Union. FDR in 1932 -- promising a beleaguered country a New Deal. JFK in 1960 -- pledging a New Frontier.
And twelve years ago -- when Barack Obama made history -- and told us, “Yes, we can.”
We stand again at an inflection point. We have the opportunity to defeat despair and to build a nation of prosperity and purpose. We can do it. I know we can.
I’ve long talked about the battle for the soul of America. Now we must restore the soul of America.
Our nation is shaped by the constant battle between our better angels and our darkest impulses. It is time for our better angels to prevail.
Tonight, the whole world is watching. I believe at our best America is a beacon for the globe. And we lead not by the example of our power, but by the power of our example.
I’ve always believed we can define America in one word: Possibilities.
That in America everyone should be given the opportunity to go as far as their dreams and God-given ability will take them.
You see, I believe in the possibility of this country. We’re always looking ahead. Ahead to an America that’s freer and more just. Ahead to an America that creates jobs with dignity and respect. Ahead to an America that cures disease -- like cancer and Alzheimer. Ahead to an America that never leaves anyone behind. Ahead to an America that never gives up.
This is a great nation. And we are a good people. This is the United States of America. And there has never been anything we haven’t been able to do when we’ve done it together.
In the last days of the campaign, I’ve been thinking about a hymn that means a lot to me and to my family. It captures the faith that sustains me and which I believe sustains America.
And I hope it can provide some comfort and solace to the more than 230,000 families who have lost a loved one to this terrible virus this year. My heart goes out to each and every one of you.
“And He will raise you up on eagle's wings,
Bear you on the breath of dawn,
Make you to shine like the sun,
And hold you in the palm of His Hand.”
And now, together -- on eagle’s wings -- we embark on the work that God and history have called upon us to do.
With full hearts and steady hands, with faith in America and in each other, with a love of country -- and a thirst for justice -- let us be the nation that we know we can be.
A nation united. A nation strengthened. A nation healed.
God bless you. And may God protect our troops.
Joe Biden ,President elect
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HOTUBA YA JOE BIDEN BAADA YA USHINDI.
Wamarekani wenzangu, watu wa taifa hili wamesema.
Wametupatia ushindi dhahiri. Ushindi wa kusadikisha. Ushindi kwa "Sisi Watu."
Tumeshinda na kura nyingi zaidi kuwahi kupigwa kwa tikiti ya urais katika historia ya taifa hili - milioni 74.
Ninanyenyekezwa na uaminifu na ujasiri ambao umeweka ndani yangu.
Ninaahidi kuwa Rais ambaye hataki kugawanya, lakini kuungana. Nani haoni nchi Nyekundu na Bluu, lakini Merika. Na ni nani atakayefanya kazi kwa moyo wangu wote kushinda ujasiri wa watu wote.
Kwa maana hiyo ndio Amerika inahusu: Watu. Na ndivyo Utawala wetu utakavyokuwa.
Nilitafuta ofisi hii ili kurudisha roho ya Amerika. Kujenga tena uti wa mgongo wa taifa - tabaka la kati. Ili kuifanya Amerika iheshimike kote ulimwenguni tena na kutuunganisha hapa nyumbani.
Ni heshima ya maisha yangu kwamba mamilioni ya Wamarekani wamepigia kura maono haya. Na sasa kazi ya kufanya maono haya kuwa ya kweli ni jukumu la wakati wetu.
Kama nilivyosema mara nyingi hapo awali, mimi ni mume wa Jill. Singekuwa hapa bila upendo na msaada bila kuchoka wa mke wangu, Jill, Hunter, Ashley, wajukuu wetu wote na wenzi wao, na familia yetu yote. Wao ni moyo wangu.
Jill ni mama - mama wa jeshi - na mwalimu. Amejitolea maisha yake kwa elimu, lakini kufundisha sio tu anafanya - ni yeye ni nani. Kwa waalimu wa Amerika, hii ni siku nzuri: Utakuwa na mmoja wako katika Ikulu, na Jill atafanya Mke wa Rais.
Nami nitaheshimiwa kutumikia na makamu wa rais mzuri - Kamala Harris - ambaye ataandika historia kama mwanamke wa kwanza, mwanamke wa kwanza mweusi, mwanamke wa kwanza mwenye asili ya Asia Kusini, na binti wa kwanza wa wahamiaji aliyechaguliwa kuwa ofisi ya kitaifa huko. nchi hii.
Ni ya muda mrefu, na tunakumbushwa usiku wa leo juu ya wale wote ambao walipigana sana kwa miaka mingi kufanikisha hili. Lakini kwa mara nyingine tena, Amerika imeinua safu ya ulimwengu wa maadili kuelekea haki.
Kamala, Doug - penda usipende - wewe ni familia. Umekuwa Bidens wa heshima.
Kwa wale wote waliojitolea, walifanya uchaguzi, maafisa wa uchaguzi wa mitaa - unastahili shukrani maalum kutoka kwa taifa hili. Kwa timu yangu ya kampeni, kwa wajitolea wote, kwa wale wote ambao walijitolea mengi ili kufanikisha wakati huu, nawashukuru kwa kila kitu. Na kwa wale wote waliotuunga mkono: Ninajivunia kampeni tuliyoijenga na kukimbia. Ninajivunia muungano tulioujenga, pana na tofauti zaidi katika historia.
Wanademokrasia na Warepublican na Wajitegemea. Maendeleo, wastani na wahafidhina. Vijana na wazee. Mjini, vitongoji na vijijini. Mashoga, sawa, jinsia. Nyeupe. Latino. Kiasia. Mmarekani wa asili.
Na haswa kwa nyakati hizo wakati kampeni hii ilikuwa chini kabisa - jamii ya Waafrika wa Amerika.
Nilisema tangu mwanzo nilitaka kampeni ambayo iliwakilisha Amerika, na nadhani tulifanya hivyo.
Na kwa wale ambao walimpigia kura Rais Trump, ninaelewa kutamaushwa kwako usiku wa leo. Nimepoteza chaguzi kadhaa mimi mwenyewe.
Lakini sasa, wacha tupeane nafasi. Ni wakati wa kuweka mbali maneno magumu. Ili kupunguza joto. Kuonana tena. Kusikilizana tena. Ili kufanya maendeleo, lazima tuache kuwatendea wapinzani wetu kama adui yetu. Sisi sio maadui. Sisi ni Wamarekani.
Biblia inatuambia kwamba kwa kila kitu kuna majira - wakati wa kujenga, wakati wa kuvuna, wakati wa kupanda. Na wakati wa kuponya.
Huu ni wakati huo kwa Amerika. Wakati wa kupona.
Sasa kwa kuwa kampeni imekwisha - mapenzi ya watu ni nini? Je! Jukumu letu ni nini?
Ninaamini ni hii: Wamarekani wametutaka tuunganishe vikosi vya adabu na vikosi vya haki. Kuandaa nguvu za sayansi na nguvu za matumaini katika vita kubwa vya wakati wetu.
Vita vya kudhibiti virusi. Vita ya kujenga ustawi. Vita vya kupata huduma ya afya ya familia yako. Vita vya kufikia haki ya rangi na kung'oa ubaguzi wa kimfumo katika nchi hii. Vita vya kuokoa hali ya hewa. Vita vya kurudisha adabu, kulinda demokrasia, na kutoa kila mtu katika nchi hii risasi nzuri.
Kazi yetu huanza na kupata COVID chini ya udhibiti.
Hatuwezi kurekebisha uchumi wetu, kurudisha uhai wetu, au kufurahiya wakati muhimu sana wa maisha - kukumbatia mjukuu, siku za kuzaliwa, harusi, kuhitimu, wakati wote ambao ni muhimu sana kwetu - hadi tutakapodhibiti virusi hivi.
Siku ya Jumatatu, nitataja kundi la wanasayansi na wataalam wanaoongoza kama Washauri wa Mpito kusaidia kuchukua mpango wa Biden-Harris COVID na kuubadilisha kuwa mwongozo wa hatua ambao utaanza Januari 20, 2021.
Mpango huo utajengwa juu ya msingi wa sayansi. Itajengwa kwa huruma, huruma, na wasiwasi. Sitajitahidi - au kujitolea - kugeuza janga hili.
Nilikimbia kama Mwanademokrasia mwenye kiburi. Sasa nitakuwa rais wa Amerika. Nitafanya kazi kwa bidii kwa wale ambao hawakunipigia kura - kama nitakavyofanya kwa wale waliofanya hivyo.
Wacha wakati huu mbaya wa upepo katika Amerika uanze kuisha - hapa na sasa.
Kukataa kwa Wanademokrasia na Warepublican kushirikiana na wengine sio kwa sababu ya nguvu ya kushangaza iliyo nje ya uwezo wetu. Ni uamuzi. Ni chaguo tunalofanya.
Na ikiwa tunaweza kuamua kutoshirikiana, basi tunaweza kuamua kushirikiana. Na ninaamini hiyo ni sehemu ya mamlaka kutoka kwa watu wa Amerika. Wanataka tushirikiane.
Huo ndio chaguo nitakalofanya. Ninatoa wito kwa Congress - Wanademokrasia na Warepublican vile vile - kufanya uchaguzi huo na mimi.
Hadithi ya Amerika ni juu ya kupanuka kwa nafasi polepole, lakini thabiti. Usifanye makosa: Ndoto nyingi zimeahirishwa kwa muda mrefu sana. Lazima tufanye ahadi ya nchi kuwa ya kweli kwa kila mtu - bila kujali kabila lake, kitambulisho chake, kabila lake, imani yake.
Amerika imekuwa ikiundwa kila wakati na alama za unyenyekevu - kwa nyakati ambazo tumechukua maamuzi magumu juu ya sisi ni nani na tunataka kuwa nini.
Lincoln mnamo 1860 - akija kuokoa Umoja. FDR mnamo 1932 - kuahidi nchi iliyo na shida mpango mpya. JFK mnamo 1960 - aliahidi Frontier mpya.
Na miaka kumi na mbili iliyopita - wakati Barack Obama aliandika historia - na akatuambia, "Ndio, tunaweza."
Tunasimama tena katika hatua ya inflection. Tuna nafasi ya kushinda kukata tamaa na kujenga taifa la ustawi na kusudi. Tunaweza kuifanya. Najua tunaweza.
Nimezungumza kwa muda mrefu juu ya vita kwa roho ya Amerika. Sasa lazima turudishe roho ya Amerika.
Taifa letu limeundwa na vita vya mara kwa mara kati ya malaika wetu bora na misukumo yetu nyeusi. Ni wakati wa malaika wetu bora kushinda.
Leo usiku, dunia nzima inaangalia. Ninaamini katika Amerika yetu bora ni taa kwa ulimwengu. Na hatuongozi kwa mfano wa nguvu zetu, bali kwa nguvu ya mfano wetu.
Nimekuwa nikiamini kila wakati tunaweza kufafanua Amerika kwa neno moja: Uwezekano.
Kwamba huko Amerika kila mtu apewe fursa ya kwenda mbali kadri ndoto zake na uwezo aliopewa na Mungu utakavyowachukua.
Unaona, ninaamini katika uwezekano wa nchi hii. Sisi daima tunatazama mbele. Mbele kwa Amerika iliyo huru na ya haki zaidi. Mbele kwa Amerika inayounda kazi kwa hadhi na heshima. Mbele kwa Amerika inayoponya magonjwa kama kansa na Alzheimers. Mbele kwa Amerika ambayo haiacha mtu yeyote nyuma. Mbele kwa Amerika ambayo haitoi kamwe.
Hili ni taifa kubwa. Na sisi ni watu wazuri. Hii ndio Merika ya Amerika. Na hakujawahi kuwa na kitu chochote ambacho hatujaweza kufanya wakati tumefanya pamoja.
Katika siku za mwisho za kampeni, nimekuwa nikifikiria juu ya wimbo ambao una maana kubwa kwangu na kwa familia yangu. Inakamata imani inayonitegemeza na ambayo ninaamini inadumisha Amerika.
Na natumai inaweza kutoa faraja na faraja kwa familia zaidi ya 230,000 ambao wamepoteza mpendwa wao kwa virusi hivi vibaya mwaka huu. Moyo wangu unamwendea kila mmoja wenu.
“Naye atakuinua juu ya mabawa ya tai,
Kubeba juu ya pumzi ya alfajiri,
Kukufanya uangaze kama jua,
Na ushike katika kiganja cha mkono Wake.”
Na sasa, kwa pamoja - juu ya mabawa ya tai - tunaanza kazi ambayo Mungu na historia wametutaka tufanye.
Kwa mioyo kamili na mikono thabiti, na imani kwa Amerika na kwa kila mmoja, na upendo wa nchi - na kiu cha haki - wacha tuwe taifa ambalo tunajua tunaweza kuwa.
Taifa limeungana. Taifa limeimarishwa. Taifa limepona.
Mungu akubariki. Na Mungu awalinde askari wetu.
Joe Biden, Rais mteule.
My fellow Americans, the people of this nation have spoken.
They have delivered us a clear victory. A convincing victory. A victory for “We the People.”
We have won with the most votes ever cast for a presidential ticket in the history of this nation -- 74 million.
I am humbled by the trust and confidence you have placed in me.
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. And who will work with all my heart to win the confidence of the whole people.
For that is what America is about: The people. And that is what our Administration will be about.
I sought this office to restore the soul of America. To rebuild the backbone of the nation -- the middle class. To make America respected around the world again and to unite us here at home.
It is the honor of my lifetime that so many millions of Americans have voted for this vision. And now the work of making this vision real is the task of our time.
As I said many times before, I’m Jill’s husband. I would not be here without the love and tireless support of my wife, Jill, Hunter, Ashley, all of our grandchildren and their spouses, and all our family. They are my heart.
Jill’s a mom -- a military mom -- and an educator. She has dedicated her life to education, but teaching isn’t just what she does -- it’s who she is. For America’s educators, this is a great day: You’re going to have one of your own in the White House, and Jill is going to make a great First Lady.
And I will be honored to be serving with a fantastic vice president -- Kamala Harris -- who will make history as the first woman, first Black woman, first woman of South Asian descent, and first daughter of immigrants ever elected to national office in this country.
It’s long overdue, and we’re reminded tonight of all those who fought so hard for so many years to make this happen. But once again, America has bent the arc of the moral universe towards justice.
Kamala, Doug -- like it or not -- you’re family. You’ve become honorary Biden.
To all those who volunteered, worked the polls, local election officials -- you deserve a special thanks from this nation. To my campaign team, to all the volunteers, to all those who gave so much of themselves to make this moment possible, I thank you for everything. And to all those who supported us: I am proud of the campaign we built and ran. I am proud of the coalition we built, the broadest and most diverse in history.
Democrats and Republicans and Independents. Progressives, moderates and conservatives. Young and old. Urban, suburban and rural. Gay, straight, transgender. White. Latino. Asian. Native American.
And especially for those moments when this campaign was at its lowest -- the African American community.
I said from the outset I wanted a campaign that represented America, and I think we did that.
And to those who voted for President Trump, I understand your disappointment tonight. I’ve lost a couple of elections myself.
But now, let’s give each other a chance. It’s time to put away the harsh rhetoric. To lower the temperature. To see each other again. To listen to each other again. To make progress, we must stop treating our opponents as our enemy. We are not enemies. We are Americans.
The Bible tells us that to everything there is a season -- a time to build, a time to reap, a time to sow. And a time to heal.
This is that time for America. A time to heal.
Now that the campaign is over -- what is the people’s will? What is our mandate?
I believe it is this: Americans have called on us to marshal the forces of decency and the forces of fairness. To marshal the forces of science and the forces of hope in the great battles of our time.
The battle to control the virus. The battle to build prosperity. The battle to secure your family’s health care. The battle to achieve racial justice and root out systemic racism in this country. The battle to save the climate. The battle to restore decency, defend democracy, and give everybody in this country a fair shot.
Our work begins with getting COVID under control.
We cannot repair our economy, restore our vitality, or relish life’s most precious moments -- hugging a grandchild, birthdays, weddings, graduations, all the moments that matter most to us -- until we get this virus under control.
On Monday, I will name a group of leading scientists and experts as Transition Advisors to help take the Biden-Harris COVID plan and convert it into an action blueprint that starts on January 20th, 2021.
That plan will be built on a bedrock of science. It will be constructed out of compassion, empathy, and concern. I will spare no effort -- or commitment -- to turn this pandemic around.
I ran as a proud Democrat. I will now be an American president. I will work as hard for those who didn’t vote for me -- as I will for those who did.
Let this grim era of demonization in America begin to end -- here and now.
The refusal of Democrats and Republicans to cooperate with one another is not due to some mysterious force beyond our control. It’s a decision. It’s a choice we make.
And if we can decide not to cooperate, then we can decide to cooperate. And I believe that is part of the mandate from the American people. They want us to cooperate.
That’s the choice I’ll make. And I call on the Congress -- Democrats and Republicans alike -- to make that choice with me.
America’s story is about the slow, yet steady widening of opportunity. Make no mistake: Too many dreams have been deferred for too long. We must make the promise of the country real for everybody -- no matter their race, their identity, their ethnicity, their faith.
America has always been shaped by inflection points -- by moments in time where we’ve made hard decisions about who we are and what we want to be.
Lincoln in 1860 -- coming to save the Union. FDR in 1932 -- promising a beleaguered country a New Deal. JFK in 1960 -- pledging a New Frontier.
And twelve years ago -- when Barack Obama made history -- and told us, “Yes, we can.”
We stand again at an inflection point. We have the opportunity to defeat despair and to build a nation of prosperity and purpose. We can do it. I know we can.
I’ve long talked about the battle for the soul of America. Now we must restore the soul of America.
Our nation is shaped by the constant battle between our better angels and our darkest impulses. It is time for our better angels to prevail.
Tonight, the whole world is watching. I believe at our best America is a beacon for the globe. And we lead not by the example of our power, but by the power of our example.
I’ve always believed we can define America in one word: Possibilities.
That in America everyone should be given the opportunity to go as far as their dreams and God-given ability will take them.
You see, I believe in the possibility of this country. We’re always looking ahead. Ahead to an America that’s freer and more just. Ahead to an America that creates jobs with dignity and respect. Ahead to an America that cures disease -- like cancer and Alzheimer. Ahead to an America that never leaves anyone behind. Ahead to an America that never gives up.
This is a great nation. And we are a good people. This is the United States of America. And there has never been anything we haven’t been able to do when we’ve done it together.
In the last days of the campaign, I’ve been thinking about a hymn that means a lot to me and to my family. It captures the faith that sustains me and which I believe sustains America.
And I hope it can provide some comfort and solace to the more than 230,000 families who have lost a loved one to this terrible virus this year. My heart goes out to each and every one of you.
“And He will raise you up on eagle's wings,
Bear you on the breath of dawn,
Make you to shine like the sun,
And hold you in the palm of His Hand.”
And now, together -- on eagle’s wings -- we embark on the work that God and history have called upon us to do.
With full hearts and steady hands, with faith in America and in each other, with a love of country -- and a thirst for justice -- let us be the nation that we know we can be.
A nation united. A nation strengthened. A nation healed.
God bless you. And may God protect our troops.
Joe Biden ,President elect
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HOTUBA YA JOE BIDEN BAADA YA USHINDI.
Wamarekani wenzangu, watu wa taifa hili wamesema.
Wametupatia ushindi dhahiri. Ushindi wa kusadikisha. Ushindi kwa "Sisi Watu."
Tumeshinda na kura nyingi zaidi kuwahi kupigwa kwa tikiti ya urais katika historia ya taifa hili - milioni 74.
Ninanyenyekezwa na uaminifu na ujasiri ambao umeweka ndani yangu.
Ninaahidi kuwa Rais ambaye hataki kugawanya, lakini kuungana. Nani haoni nchi Nyekundu na Bluu, lakini Merika. Na ni nani atakayefanya kazi kwa moyo wangu wote kushinda ujasiri wa watu wote.
Kwa maana hiyo ndio Amerika inahusu: Watu. Na ndivyo Utawala wetu utakavyokuwa.
Nilitafuta ofisi hii ili kurudisha roho ya Amerika. Kujenga tena uti wa mgongo wa taifa - tabaka la kati. Ili kuifanya Amerika iheshimike kote ulimwenguni tena na kutuunganisha hapa nyumbani.
Ni heshima ya maisha yangu kwamba mamilioni ya Wamarekani wamepigia kura maono haya. Na sasa kazi ya kufanya maono haya kuwa ya kweli ni jukumu la wakati wetu.
Kama nilivyosema mara nyingi hapo awali, mimi ni mume wa Jill. Singekuwa hapa bila upendo na msaada bila kuchoka wa mke wangu, Jill, Hunter, Ashley, wajukuu wetu wote na wenzi wao, na familia yetu yote. Wao ni moyo wangu.
Jill ni mama - mama wa jeshi - na mwalimu. Amejitolea maisha yake kwa elimu, lakini kufundisha sio tu anafanya - ni yeye ni nani. Kwa waalimu wa Amerika, hii ni siku nzuri: Utakuwa na mmoja wako katika Ikulu, na Jill atafanya Mke wa Rais.
Nami nitaheshimiwa kutumikia na makamu wa rais mzuri - Kamala Harris - ambaye ataandika historia kama mwanamke wa kwanza, mwanamke wa kwanza mweusi, mwanamke wa kwanza mwenye asili ya Asia Kusini, na binti wa kwanza wa wahamiaji aliyechaguliwa kuwa ofisi ya kitaifa huko. nchi hii.
Ni ya muda mrefu, na tunakumbushwa usiku wa leo juu ya wale wote ambao walipigana sana kwa miaka mingi kufanikisha hili. Lakini kwa mara nyingine tena, Amerika imeinua safu ya ulimwengu wa maadili kuelekea haki.
Kamala, Doug - penda usipende - wewe ni familia. Umekuwa Bidens wa heshima.
Kwa wale wote waliojitolea, walifanya uchaguzi, maafisa wa uchaguzi wa mitaa - unastahili shukrani maalum kutoka kwa taifa hili. Kwa timu yangu ya kampeni, kwa wajitolea wote, kwa wale wote ambao walijitolea mengi ili kufanikisha wakati huu, nawashukuru kwa kila kitu. Na kwa wale wote waliotuunga mkono: Ninajivunia kampeni tuliyoijenga na kukimbia. Ninajivunia muungano tulioujenga, pana na tofauti zaidi katika historia.
Wanademokrasia na Warepublican na Wajitegemea. Maendeleo, wastani na wahafidhina. Vijana na wazee. Mjini, vitongoji na vijijini. Mashoga, sawa, jinsia. Nyeupe. Latino. Kiasia. Mmarekani wa asili.
Na haswa kwa nyakati hizo wakati kampeni hii ilikuwa chini kabisa - jamii ya Waafrika wa Amerika.
Nilisema tangu mwanzo nilitaka kampeni ambayo iliwakilisha Amerika, na nadhani tulifanya hivyo.
Na kwa wale ambao walimpigia kura Rais Trump, ninaelewa kutamaushwa kwako usiku wa leo. Nimepoteza chaguzi kadhaa mimi mwenyewe.
Lakini sasa, wacha tupeane nafasi. Ni wakati wa kuweka mbali maneno magumu. Ili kupunguza joto. Kuonana tena. Kusikilizana tena. Ili kufanya maendeleo, lazima tuache kuwatendea wapinzani wetu kama adui yetu. Sisi sio maadui. Sisi ni Wamarekani.
Biblia inatuambia kwamba kwa kila kitu kuna majira - wakati wa kujenga, wakati wa kuvuna, wakati wa kupanda. Na wakati wa kuponya.
Huu ni wakati huo kwa Amerika. Wakati wa kupona.
Sasa kwa kuwa kampeni imekwisha - mapenzi ya watu ni nini? Je! Jukumu letu ni nini?
Ninaamini ni hii: Wamarekani wametutaka tuunganishe vikosi vya adabu na vikosi vya haki. Kuandaa nguvu za sayansi na nguvu za matumaini katika vita kubwa vya wakati wetu.
Vita vya kudhibiti virusi. Vita ya kujenga ustawi. Vita vya kupata huduma ya afya ya familia yako. Vita vya kufikia haki ya rangi na kung'oa ubaguzi wa kimfumo katika nchi hii. Vita vya kuokoa hali ya hewa. Vita vya kurudisha adabu, kulinda demokrasia, na kutoa kila mtu katika nchi hii risasi nzuri.
Kazi yetu huanza na kupata COVID chini ya udhibiti.
Hatuwezi kurekebisha uchumi wetu, kurudisha uhai wetu, au kufurahiya wakati muhimu sana wa maisha - kukumbatia mjukuu, siku za kuzaliwa, harusi, kuhitimu, wakati wote ambao ni muhimu sana kwetu - hadi tutakapodhibiti virusi hivi.
Siku ya Jumatatu, nitataja kundi la wanasayansi na wataalam wanaoongoza kama Washauri wa Mpito kusaidia kuchukua mpango wa Biden-Harris COVID na kuubadilisha kuwa mwongozo wa hatua ambao utaanza Januari 20, 2021.
Mpango huo utajengwa juu ya msingi wa sayansi. Itajengwa kwa huruma, huruma, na wasiwasi. Sitajitahidi - au kujitolea - kugeuza janga hili.
Nilikimbia kama Mwanademokrasia mwenye kiburi. Sasa nitakuwa rais wa Amerika. Nitafanya kazi kwa bidii kwa wale ambao hawakunipigia kura - kama nitakavyofanya kwa wale waliofanya hivyo.
Wacha wakati huu mbaya wa upepo katika Amerika uanze kuisha - hapa na sasa.
Kukataa kwa Wanademokrasia na Warepublican kushirikiana na wengine sio kwa sababu ya nguvu ya kushangaza iliyo nje ya uwezo wetu. Ni uamuzi. Ni chaguo tunalofanya.
Na ikiwa tunaweza kuamua kutoshirikiana, basi tunaweza kuamua kushirikiana. Na ninaamini hiyo ni sehemu ya mamlaka kutoka kwa watu wa Amerika. Wanataka tushirikiane.
Huo ndio chaguo nitakalofanya. Ninatoa wito kwa Congress - Wanademokrasia na Warepublican vile vile - kufanya uchaguzi huo na mimi.
Hadithi ya Amerika ni juu ya kupanuka kwa nafasi polepole, lakini thabiti. Usifanye makosa: Ndoto nyingi zimeahirishwa kwa muda mrefu sana. Lazima tufanye ahadi ya nchi kuwa ya kweli kwa kila mtu - bila kujali kabila lake, kitambulisho chake, kabila lake, imani yake.
Amerika imekuwa ikiundwa kila wakati na alama za unyenyekevu - kwa nyakati ambazo tumechukua maamuzi magumu juu ya sisi ni nani na tunataka kuwa nini.
Lincoln mnamo 1860 - akija kuokoa Umoja. FDR mnamo 1932 - kuahidi nchi iliyo na shida mpango mpya. JFK mnamo 1960 - aliahidi Frontier mpya.
Na miaka kumi na mbili iliyopita - wakati Barack Obama aliandika historia - na akatuambia, "Ndio, tunaweza."
Tunasimama tena katika hatua ya inflection. Tuna nafasi ya kushinda kukata tamaa na kujenga taifa la ustawi na kusudi. Tunaweza kuifanya. Najua tunaweza.
Nimezungumza kwa muda mrefu juu ya vita kwa roho ya Amerika. Sasa lazima turudishe roho ya Amerika.
Taifa letu limeundwa na vita vya mara kwa mara kati ya malaika wetu bora na misukumo yetu nyeusi. Ni wakati wa malaika wetu bora kushinda.
Leo usiku, dunia nzima inaangalia. Ninaamini katika Amerika yetu bora ni taa kwa ulimwengu. Na hatuongozi kwa mfano wa nguvu zetu, bali kwa nguvu ya mfano wetu.
Nimekuwa nikiamini kila wakati tunaweza kufafanua Amerika kwa neno moja: Uwezekano.
Kwamba huko Amerika kila mtu apewe fursa ya kwenda mbali kadri ndoto zake na uwezo aliopewa na Mungu utakavyowachukua.
Unaona, ninaamini katika uwezekano wa nchi hii. Sisi daima tunatazama mbele. Mbele kwa Amerika iliyo huru na ya haki zaidi. Mbele kwa Amerika inayounda kazi kwa hadhi na heshima. Mbele kwa Amerika inayoponya magonjwa kama kansa na Alzheimers. Mbele kwa Amerika ambayo haiacha mtu yeyote nyuma. Mbele kwa Amerika ambayo haitoi kamwe.
Hili ni taifa kubwa. Na sisi ni watu wazuri. Hii ndio Merika ya Amerika. Na hakujawahi kuwa na kitu chochote ambacho hatujaweza kufanya wakati tumefanya pamoja.
Katika siku za mwisho za kampeni, nimekuwa nikifikiria juu ya wimbo ambao una maana kubwa kwangu na kwa familia yangu. Inakamata imani inayonitegemeza na ambayo ninaamini inadumisha Amerika.
Na natumai inaweza kutoa faraja na faraja kwa familia zaidi ya 230,000 ambao wamepoteza mpendwa wao kwa virusi hivi vibaya mwaka huu. Moyo wangu unamwendea kila mmoja wenu.
“Naye atakuinua juu ya mabawa ya tai,
Kubeba juu ya pumzi ya alfajiri,
Kukufanya uangaze kama jua,
Na ushike katika kiganja cha mkono Wake.”
Na sasa, kwa pamoja - juu ya mabawa ya tai - tunaanza kazi ambayo Mungu na historia wametutaka tufanye.
Kwa mioyo kamili na mikono thabiti, na imani kwa Amerika na kwa kila mmoja, na upendo wa nchi - na kiu cha haki - wacha tuwe taifa ambalo tunajua tunaweza kuwa.
Taifa limeungana. Taifa limeimarishwa. Taifa limepona.
Mungu akubariki. Na Mungu awalinde askari wetu.
Joe Biden, Rais mteule.
