Welcome to the NewsHour. President Joe Biden made his first public comments today since Donald Trump's victory over his vice president, Kamala Harris, in the presidential election.

Several cabinet secretaries and staff gathered in the Rose Garden as Biden praised Harris's campaign and sent an optimistic message about the accomplishments of their administration.

I know it's a difficult time.

You're hurting.

I hear you and I see you.

But don't forget.

Don't forget all that we accomplished.

It's been an historic presidency.

Much of the work we've done is already being felt by the American people, but the vast majority of it will not be felt we've felt over the next 10 years.

We're going to see over a trillion dollars' worth of infrastructure work done, changing people's lives in rural communities and communities that are in real difficulty.

Biden went on to promise a peaceful transfer of power to Trump's new administration.

Following all this is our White House correspondent Laura Barone Lopez.

Laura, so what was the president's overall message here? What stood out to you?

President Biden first ran for the presidency in the late 80s,

and he wanted to serve more than one term.

But despite that, he's only served one.

So with his speech today, it was really about defining his legacy and what he believes will survive a second Trump administration.

The president felt that it was important to speak to Americans who supported

him, who supported Vice President Harris, and their vision for the country.

We have 74 days to finish the term, our term. Let's make every day count. That's the responsibility

we have to the American people. Look, folks, you all know it in your lives.

Setbacks are unavoidable, but giving up is unforgivable.

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