President Joe Biden delivered a public speech from the Rose Garden Thursday morning in his first on-camera appearance since Donald Trump's election victory. “In a democracy, the will of the people always prevails,” he said near the beginning. Biden said he had spoken with Trump and assured him that he would direct his administration to ensure a “peaceful and orderly transition,” because that’s what the people deserve. Biden was subtly nodding to how Trump, in 2020, refused to accept he lost the election. Trump was reelected this week. Biden spoke from the Rose Garden at the White House after Democrat Kamala Harris lost this week to Donald Trump, speaking to his supporters and Americans. The president reiterated that the U.S. election system “is honest, it is fair, and it is transparent. And it can be trusted, win or lose.” He closed by saying that defeat doesn't mean one is defeated. MORE: https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/nation-world/biden-speech-election-results-2024/507-12d083fc-0d51-4303-a18d-9c6373443e04