Kamala Harris concedes U.S. election loss to Donald Trump: ‘Do not despair’
globalnews.caU.S. Vice-President Kamala Harris urged Americans to not despair and “keep fighting” for the promise of a brighter future as she conceded her loss to president-elect Donald Trump in the U.S. election on Wednesday.
Speaking to her supporters outside her alma mater of Howard University in Washington, D.C., Harris said she called Trump to congratulate him on his victory earlier in the day and stressed the importance of both a peaceful transfer of power and being a president to all Americans.
“My heart is full today,” she said. “Full of gratitude for the trust you have placed in me, full of love for our country and full of resolve.
“The outcome of this election is not what we wanted, not what we fought for, not what we voted for. But hear me when I say: the light of America’s promise will always burn bright as long as we never give up, and as long as we keep fighting.”
Harris and Democrats were reckoning Wednesday with Americans’ rejection of their historic effort to turn the page on both Trump and the unpopular Biden administration that Harris served in.
The vice-president trailed in every battleground state and failed to match U.S. President Joe Biden’s 2020 support among key demographics.
Trump appeared on track to win the popular vote for the first time in his three campaigns for the White House — even after two impeachments, felony convictions and his attempt to overturn his previous election loss.
Harris said she was proud of the campaign she ran and thanked her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, as well as Biden and her team. She said she will continue to push for progress on issues like reproductive freedom, protecting children from gun violence, and equal opportunity and justice for all Americans.
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