{"id":6610,"date":"2020-11-08T07:43:09","date_gmt":"2020-11-08T07:43:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/box5917.temp.domains\/~iriacom\/\/news\/?p=6610"},"modified":"2020-11-08T07:54:53","modified_gmt":"2020-11-08T07:54:53","slug":"world-leaders-react-to-biden-victory-welcome-back-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ir-ia.com\/news\/world-leaders-react-to-biden-victory-welcome-back-america\/","title":{"rendered":"World leaders react to Biden victory: &#8220;Welcome back, America&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>World leaders congratulate Biden, some expressed relief at Trump&#8217;s loss<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>World leaders rushed to congratulate Joe Biden on winning a nail-biting US presidential election as soon as the U.S. media declared his victory.<\/p>\n<p>The prime minister of the United Kingdom and Canada were among the first world leaders to break the silence. The messages of congratulations soon poured in for US president-elect Joe Biden from around the world. The European leaders particularly expressed hope, considering Biden&#8217;s victory a fresh start after years of strained ties under Donald Trump&#8217;s administration.<\/p>\n<p><strong>United Kingdom<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>British Prime Minister Boris Johnson congratulated Biden &#8220;on his election as President of the United States and Kamala Harris on her historic achievement. &#8220;The US is our most important ally and I look forward to working closely together on our shared priorities, from climate change to trade and security.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Congratulations <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JoeBiden?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@JoeBiden<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KamalaHarris?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@KamalaHarris<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xrpE99W4c4\">pic.twitter.com\/xrpE99W4c4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Boris Johnson (@BorisJohnson) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BorisJohnson\/status\/1325133262075940864?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 7, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Germany<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Congratulations!&#8221; said Chancellor Angela Merkel. &#8220;I wish luck and success from the bottom of my heart. &#8220;Our transatlantic friendship is irreplaceable if we want to overcome the great challenges of our times,&#8221; she said in a tweet.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Chancellor <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Merkel?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Merkel<\/a> congratulates <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JoeBiden?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@JoeBiden<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KamalaHarris?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@KamalaHarris<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Election2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Election2020<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/A9Vwy1XYAR\">pic.twitter.com\/A9Vwy1XYAR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Steffen Seibert (@RegSprecher) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RegSprecher\/status\/1325146066820403200?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 7, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Canada<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau\u00a0said\u00a0he looks forward to working with Biden, Harris and the incoming administration. &#8220;Our shared geography, common interests, deep personal connections, and strong economic ties make us close friends, partners, and allies,&#8221; Trudeau said in a statement.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Prime Minister Justin Trudeau congratulates <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JoeBiden?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@JoeBiden<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KamalaHarris?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@KamalaHarris<\/a> on their election as the next President and Vice President of the United States of America: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TneYjyNBHB\">https:\/\/t.co\/TneYjyNBHB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; CanadianPM (@CanadianPM) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CanadianPM\/status\/1325143055368904705?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 7, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>France<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>French President Emmanuel Macron tweeted: &#8220;The Americans have chosen their President. Congratulations @JoeBiden and @KamalaHarris! We have a lot to do to overcome today&#8217;s challenges. Let&#8217;s work together!&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Americans have chosen their President. Congratulations <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JoeBiden?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@JoeBiden<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KamalaHarris?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@KamalaHarris<\/a>! We have a lot to do to overcome today\u2019s challenges. Let&#39;s work together!<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Emmanuel Macron (@EmmanuelMacron) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EmmanuelMacron\/status\/1325136167084363779?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 7, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWelcome back America!\u201d Paris Mayor<a class=\"color-link\" title=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Anne_Hidalgo\/status\/1325115998966607873?s=20\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Anne_Hidalgo\/status\/1325115998966607873?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-ga-track=\"ExternalLink:https:\/\/twitter.com\/Anne_Hidalgo\/status\/1325115998966607873?s=20\">\u00a0<\/a><span style=\"color: #a80000;\"><a style=\"color: #a80000;\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Anne_Hidalgo\/status\/1325115998966607873\" target=\"_blank\">Anne Hidalgo\u00a0tweeted <\/a><\/span>Saturday, in one of the more enthusiastic responses to Biden\u2019s victory.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Israel<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Israel Prime Minister and close Donald Trump ally Benjamin Netanyahu congratulated Biden, calling the United States president-elect &#8220;a great friend of Israel&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I look forward to working with both of you to further strengthen the special alliance between the US and Israel,&#8221; Netanyahu wrote on Twitter, referring to Biden and running mate Kamala Harris.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Congratulations <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JoeBiden?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@JoeBiden<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KamalaHarris?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@KamalaHarris<\/a>. Joe, we\u2019ve had a long &amp; warm personal relationship for nearly 40 years, and I know you as a great friend of Israel. I look forward to working with both of you to further strengthen the special alliance between the U.S. and Israel.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Benjamin Netanyahu (@netanyahu) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/netanyahu\/status\/1325302956363812864?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 8, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>World leaders congratulate Biden, some expressed relief at Trump&#8217;s loss World leaders rushed to congratulate Joe Biden [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6611,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[115,62,1,125],"tags":[72,357,71,7,322],"class_list":["post-6610","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-americas","category-europe","category-news","category-united-states","tag-elections","tag-europe","tag-politics","tag-u-s","tag-world"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ir-ia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Biden-and-Harris-victory-speech-.jpg?fit=690%2C370&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7jJWb-1IC","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ir-ia.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6610","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ir-ia.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ir-ia.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ir-ia.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ir-ia.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6610"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.ir-ia.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6610\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6616,"href":"https:\/\/www.ir-ia.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6610\/revisions\/6616"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ir-ia.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6611"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ir-ia.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6610"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ir-ia.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6610"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ir-ia.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6610"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}