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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Outgoing and incoming U.S. presidents had mixed messages for the Christmas holiday, with Democrat Joe Biden urging Americans to reflect and unite, and Republican Donald Trump offer holiday greetings and a great deal of politically-focused social media.
Biden recounted a video tour of the White House Christmas decorations posted on YouTube on Christmas Eve, in which he urged Americans to put aside “all the noise and everything that divides us.”
“We’re here on this Earth to take care of each other, to love each other,” Biden said loudly as cameras panned past the evergreens and decorative fireplaces inside the White House. “Too often we see each other as enemies, not neighbors, not fellow Americans,” he said.
Biden encouraged Americans to find a moment of “quiet reflection” to remind themselves to treat each other with dignity and respect, “live in the light” and remember that there is more that unites Americans than divides them. “We are very fortunate to live in this community,” he said.
Trump posted a “Merry Christmas” message on Social Media on Christmas Day with a photo of himself and his wife Melania, followed by more than two or more social media posts supporting his position. politics on topics including the defense of arguments. Author selected by Pete Hegseth and his pursuit of Greenland and the Panama Canal.
One was a mocking Barack Obama meme showing a photo of the 44th President and Trump at the 2017 inauguration with the message “If you see a certain guy ‘you’ll never be president’ at your inauguration.”
Biden took office in 2021 vowing to “end this non-local war against blue, rural versus urban, conservative versus liberal,” and said he dropped out of the presidential race. 2024 in July to unite the country.
By other measures, polarization in the country has increased, including during the 2024 campaign pitting Biden against Trump, again, before Democrat Kamala Harris took control.
Trump has called for the prosecution of perceived political enemies and vowed to reorganize the federal government.
