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Joe Biden gave a Thanksgiving address begging Americans to ‘hang on’

The president-elect gave a short address today before Thanksgiving. In it, he begged Americans not to fall victim to COVID-19 fatigue an stick it out a little bit longer to try and contain a pandemic that is raging out of control.

“I’m hoping the news of a vaccine will serve as an incentive to every American to take these simple steps to get control of this virus,” Biden said.

“There is real hope, tangible hope. So hang on. Don’t let yourself surrender to the fatigue.”

He also gave a stark accounting of where the United States was at in this moment in time.

“Now, we find ourselves again facing a long, hard winter. We have fought a nearly year-long battle with a virus in…