Biden Delivers Thanksgiving Address

Projected 2020 presidential winner Joe Biden delivered a Thanksgiving address on Wednesday afternoon from Wilmington, Delaware. In his speech, Biden made an appeal to unity while underscoring the severity of the pandemic. “We need to remember, we’re at war with the virus, not with each other,” Biden said, asking Americans to be resilient and persevere through the holiday season while adhering to gathering and travel restrictions. According to John Hopkins University, there have been more than 12.6 million cases of COVID-19 coronavirus in the U.S., and more than 260,000 people have died. The first emergency COVID-19 vaccines may be available as early as mid-December. Coverage from right-rated outlets tended to highlight his appeal for Americans to observe restrictions. Coverage from left-rated outlets tended to frame Biden's address as unifying. Some left- and center-rated outlets also contrasted Biden's speech with Trump's continued remarks about election fraud and his pardoning of former security advisor Michael Flynn.