President Joe Biden urged Democrats to keep up the fight after President-elect Donald Trump‘s comeback victory and Republicans retaking the Senate and likely the U.S. House.

In his first speech since Election Day in the White House rose garden, a tanned Biden celebrated what he dubbed “a historic presidency” and pledged a smooth transition in January. Still, he acknowledged the widespread defeat and urged Democrats to get back up and keep moving.

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