Biden says the electoral college cast its votes for president and vice president today "in an act just as old as our nation itself."
The record turnout "should be celebrated not attacked," Biden says. "More than 81 million of those votes were cast for me and Vice President-elect Harris."
Trump called 306-232 a "landslide" four years ago when he was the winner, Biden says. "By his own standards these numbers represented a clear victory then and I respectfully suggest they do so now."
Biden says legal challenges put forward by Trump and his allies "were heard by more than 80 judges across this country and in every case no cause or evidence was found to reverse or question or dispute the results."
"I'm pleased but not surprised by the number of my former Republican colleagues in the Senate who've acknowledged already the results of the electoral college," Biden says. "I thank them and I'm convinced that we can work together for the good of the nation on many subjects."
"May this moment give us the strength to rebuild this house of ours upon a rock that can never be washed away," Biden says hopefully.
Biden ended his speech tonight a bit differently than he usually does, with a nod to the Americans he praised for standing up for the election's integrity: "May God protect our troops and all those who stand watch over our democracy."
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