President-elect Donald Trump urges unity among the Americans in Thanksgiving message.
The newly-elected president of the United States called for unity, in a video message he released in connection to Thanksgiving in the U.S.
The video address was sent from the Florida golf resort of Trump.
In his message, Trump acknowledged that a “long and bruising” presidential campaign days had left emotions raw and tensions high, but he urged America to come together on its Thanksgiving holiday.
“We have just finished a long and bruising political campaign. Emotions are raw and tensions just don’t heal overnight,” Trump admitted.
The 70-year-old business mogul said: “It is my prayer, that on this Thanksgiving, we begin to heal our divisions and move forward as one country, strengthened by a shared purpose and very, very common resolve.”
Based on the report, Trump will spend the Thanksgiving holiday with part of his family in the Mar-a-Lago resort outside Palm Beach before returning to the job of picking nominees for the new US administration taking over next year, January 20.
Here is the full text of the US president-elect’s Thanksgiving message:
“We are very blessed to call this nation our home. And that is what America is: it is our home. It’s where we raise our families, care for our loved ones, look out for our neighbors, and live out our dreams.
It is my prayer, that on this Thanksgiving, we begin to heal our divisions and move forward as one country, strengthened by a shared purpose and very, very common resolve.
In declaring this national holiday, President Lincoln called upon Americans to speak with “one voice and one heart.” That’s just what we have to do.
We have just finished a long and bruising political campaign. Emotions are raw and tensions just don’t heal overnight. It doesn’t go quickly, unfortunately, but we have before us the chance now to make history together to bring real change to Washington, real safety to our cities, and real prosperity to our communities, including our inner cities. So important to me, and so important to our country. But to succeed, we must enlist the effort of our entire nation.
This historic political campaign is now over. Now begins a great national campaign to rebuild our country and to restore the full promise of America for all of our people.
I am asking you to join me in this effort. It is time to restore the bonds of trust between citizens. Because when America is unified, there is nothing beyond our reach, and I mean absolutely nothing.
Let us give thanks for all that we have, and let us boldly face the exciting new frontiers that lie ahead.
Thank you. God Bless You and God Bless America”.