Biden calls on nation to “unite, heal and rebuild in 2021.”

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President-elect Joe BidenJoe BidenBidens pays tribute to front-line workers in New York: “We owe them, we owe them, we owe them” DC’s Trump Hotel raises room prices for Biden’s inauguration The video shows long lines on the last day of early voting in Georgia MORE shared a New Year’s message on Twitter on Thursday calling for the nation to “unite, heal and rebuild itself in 2021.”

“The challenges we face as a nation will not go away overnight, but as we look forward to the start of a new year, I am full of hope about the possibilities of the best days to come. “, he wrote.

Biden’s message comes as the United States tries to turn the page on a particularly tough year in which millions of Americans have struggled. During 2020, the nation faced a coronavirus pandemic that has infected more than 19 million people and killed more than 344,000 according to data collected by Johns Hopkins University.

The various shutdowns that occurred in an effort to mitigate the coronavirus also caused thousands of businesses, small and large, to stop. As a result, nearly 10.7 million people across the country lost their jobs.

In addition, the United States in 2020 experienced months of social unrest as nationwide protests erupted over the deaths of black Americans George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and Ahmaud Arbery.

The president-elect’s message of unity has been consistent for most of 2020. During the Democratic primary earlier this year, the former vice president promoted his relationships that he maintained across the aisle during his time in office. White House and as a member of the United States Senate. .

He claimed he could make deals to get things done for the American people and serve as a unifying force in a country that seems to be politically divided.

Shortly after winning this year’s presidential election, Biden immediately called for the Americans to come together.

“With the campaign over, it’s time to leave behind the rage and harsh rhetoric and come together as a nation,” Biden said in November. “It is time for the United States to unite. And to heal. “

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“It’s the last day of 2020. I hope you and yours are healthy, warm and safe. Thanks to brighter days and more time together in 2021,” Reed wrote.

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