US President – elect acknowledged the “long and bruising” campaign season had caused stress and psychological impact on people throughout the country , so he offered a Thanksgiving prayer for unity.

The US President-elect offers a Thanksgiving prayer for unity (Photo: AP)

In a video released on Thanksgiving Day, the incoming president said “Emotions are raw and tensions just don’t heal overnight”. He continued, “It’s my prayer that on this Thanksgiving we begin to heal our pisions and move forward as one country strengthened by shared purpose and very, very common resolve,”

According to plan, after a pause on holiday, Trump will come back to work to shape his nascent administration from scratch.

On Nov 23, he disclosed the first signs of his choice into his Cabinet-to-be, with South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley selected as U.S ambassador to the United State and Betsy DeVos as the leader of Department of Education. They are the first women selected for top-level administration posts. He is possibly considering Ben Carson as secretary of Housing and Urban Development./.

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