In his first remarks since Donald Trump's election victory, President Joe Biden spoke in the White House Rose Garden Thursday, telling Americans the US election system is "fair" and "transparent" and ensuring "win or lose," democracy always prevails. 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.” The president hailed the "historic" accomplishments during his four years in office and said to those before him, "I know people are still hurting. But things are changing rapidly. Together, we've changed America for the better." "The American experiment endures. We're going to be okay. But we need to stay engaged," Biden said.