This nation needs presidential leadership right now. Presidential leadership is willing to model the steps we should be taking for - to save of our own lives and lives of our families. You know, we can wish this away but we have to face it…

The Biden administration is going to be upfront and transparent. We can't lose the trust of the American public on this.

Executive authority that my progressive friends talk about is way beyond the bounds. And as one of you said, maybe you Reverend Al, whether it's far left or far right, there is a constitution. It's our only hope, our only hope. And the way…

Joe Biden earned 306 electoral votes to only 232 for President Trump. You need 270 electoral votes to be president. Joe Biden will be sworn in as the next president 41 days from now.

We are grateful to the scientists and researchers who developed this vaccine and we are grateful to the scientists and public health experts who evaluated the safety and efficacy of the vaccine free from political influence. The integrity…

Dozens of judges and election officials from both parties and Trump's own Attorney General have dismissed his baseless attempt to deny that he lost the election.

I'm hoping the Biden administration and others can sort of say just like we have economic recovery, we need to have kind of social recovery because this is the issue beneath other issues.

He's the definition of duty, honor, country in every step, he challenged the institutions that he loves to grow more inclusive in more diversity. I believe in the importance of civilian control of the military, so does the secretary…

This is about power and trying to exert his will and raise questions about Biden, that's it.

in his first hundred days he wants the country to commit to wearing masks for 100 days.

Given the immense and urgent threats and challenges our nation faces, he should be confirmed swiftly.

He was the 200th person ever to attain the rank of a four-star general, but only the sixth African-American to ever do that. He was the first African-American general officer to lead the Army corps in combat. He was the first…

Austin's many strengths and his intimate knowledge of the Department of Defense and our government are uniquely matched to the challenges and crises we face. He is the person we need in this moment.

I'm absolutely convinced that in 100 days, we can change the course of the disease and change life in America for the better. This team will help get at the latest at the last 100 million COVID-19 vaccine, at least 100 million COVID…

And Joe Biden is clearly saying that what they've seen so far during the transition indicates that there is really no plan for real distribution next year that the Trump administration has worked up, so the Biden team is going to have to…

the belief is the Pentagon is by now so broken, you need a guy who looks like that and is comfortable with four stars on his shoulders to run it.

I hope that Congress will grant a waiver to secretary-designate Austin, just as Congress did for Secretary Jim Mattis.

Mask up for 100 days once we take office. 100 days to make a difference. It's not a political statement. It's a patriotic act. This team will help get at the latest at the last 100 million COVID-19 vaccine at least 100 million COVID…

he also wants in the first 100 days a majority of U.S. schools to open if Congress can take action quickly enough to help and fund schools to do that safely.

My administration across the board is going to look like America. My administration will look like America. My administration, I promise you, will look like America, both as -- from vice president, to Supreme Court, to Cabinet positions…

I will not make any decisions about what prosecutions the Justice Department makes once I get into the White House.

Our preliminary view of the Trump administration's vaccine distribution plans confirms media reports. Without urgent action by this Congress this month to put sufficient resources in a vaccine distribution and manufacturing which the…

COVID-19 is a mass casualty. This team will help get the latest at the last 100 million COVID-19 vaccine, at least 100 million COVID vaccine shots, into the arms of the American people in the first 100 days. My first 100 days will end the…

We're in the midst of this deadly pandemic that has infected almost 15 million Americans, one out of every 22 people in our country often with devastating consequences of health. At this very moment, what is the outgoing administration…

I know that out of our collective pain, we're going to find collective purpose to control the pandemic, to save lives and to heal as a nation.