Politics
Joe Biden Reveals He Won’t Be President Till 2021, Tells Americans What To Do
U.S. President-elect Joe Biden has revealed that he won’t be president until January 20th, 2021.
He stressed the importance of wearing masks in his first press conference since declaring his victory.
Biden insisting on the simple act of wearing a mask may save tens of thousands of lives. He tweeted this on his official Twitter account;
I won’t be president until January 20th, but my message today to everyone is this: wear a mask.
— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) November 9, 2020
Biden’s remarks marked a sharp contract from those of Trump, who has consistently refused to wear a mask in public, and up until the very last minute of the presidential election, held on Tuesday, claimed the country was “rounding the corner” on the COVID-19 pandemic.
The call came only hours after an American pharmaceutical company, Pfizer, said an early analysis of data from its coronavirus vaccine trial showed the vaccine to be more than 90 percent effective.
“As you work toward a safe and effective vaccine, you know the single most effective thing we can do to stop the spread of COVID is (to) wear a mask,”
Biden told a press conference in Wilmington, Delaware, where he declared victory in the presidential election against President Donald Trump on Saturday.
As of Sunday, more than 9.8 million Americans have been infected with the new coronavirus, while more than 236,000 have died, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
The United States has one-fifth of the worldwide coronavirus cases, but only 4 percent of the world’s population.
The president-election also put together a new COVID-19 transition advisory board, which he said will help put his COVID plans into action as soon as he is sworn in.
Below are some of the reactions from Biden’s plea;
You wouldn’t be ever.
This is your president for the next four years 👇🏿 pic.twitter.com/rt4hNagWY4— BAMBARA (@NativeToPangaea) November 9, 2020
Why would healthy people wear a mask?
— MatthewJshow (@MatthewJshow) November 9, 2020
Watching TRUMP slowly lose is not only the light of my life, but gives me reason to keep going. Watching his supporters CRY fills me with the utmost JOY and inspiration. A gift from from the GODS above. They give me the right to observe his tears.
— lisa’s wifeᴴ (@esnyIisa) November 9, 2020
Wearing a mask is the most patriotic thing we can do right now. Even if we aren’t concerned about our own lives, we can help protect others. It’s a sign of respect to our fellow Americans.
— Mrs. Krassenstein (@HKrassenstein) November 9, 2020
That’s your message to everyone except yourself, right? https://t.co/HbvzWmh7em
— Abigail Marone (@abigailmarone) November 9, 2020
That seals the deal. I am no longer a US citizen. I have been a citizen since 1776 and a voter since 1804. I will not be voting again nor will I be around to see this country fall apart. I’m taking my talents to Hawaii where it looks like they know how to run a real country.
— trennitay 🤪 (@trennitay) November 9, 2020