Kamala Harris conceded Wednesday her sweeping loss to President-elect Donald Trump with a clarion name to proceed the struggle for justice in America.
“The light of America’s promise will always burn bright, as long as we never give up and keep fighting,” she mentioned.
Talking at her alma mater of Howard College in Washington D.C., Harris instructed a tearful crowd of hundreds of supporters that she wished Trump the perfect after he decisively defeated her within the race for the White Home.
The Democratic vice chairman vowed to proceed the struggle for freedom and justice that drove her failed bid to turn into the primary Black girl president.
“I concede this election but I do not concede the fight that fueled this campaign: the fight for freedom, for opportunity, for fairness,” she mentioned.
She harassed that she accepts the loss to Trump and would assist guarantee a peaceable switch of energy.
Harris ticked off long-running battles for civil rights, racial justice and reproductive rights as she urged her principally youthful crowd to sq. off towards opponents in “voting booths, courts and the public square.”
She reprised one in all her strains from her stump speech during which she frequently warned supporters throughout her 107-day marketing campaign that successful wouldn’t be straightforward.
“The fight for our freedom will take hard work, but hard work is good work,” Harris mentioned. “The fight for our country is always worth it.”
Vice presidential nominee Tim Walz joined the gang together with Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), a longtime ally of Harris.
“This is not a time to throw up our hands,” Harris mentioned. “It’s a time to roll up our sleeves.”
“Let us fill the sky with the light of a billion stars: the light of optimism, faith, truth and service,” she added.
Harris spoke on the campus of the traditionally black college just a few hours after calling Trump to concede and congratulate him on his victory.
“She discussed the importance of a peaceful transfer of power and being a president for all Americans,” a senior Harris aide mentioned.
Kamala Harris addresses younger individuals watching her concession speech.
“It is okay to feel sad and disappointed. But please know it’s going to be okay,” she mentioned. pic.twitter.com/GGw2n5Cd6E
President Biden additionally referred to as Trump to supply congratulations and invited him to the White Home to debate the transition.
The one-term Democrat, who stepped down from the race in July and backed Harris, is predicted to deal with the nation Thursday.
Harris and the Democrats have been principally blindsided by the size of Trump’s victory and Harris’ defeat. They went into Election Day believing the race was a lifeless warmth and even hoped Harris might engineer a big victory.
All that got here crashing down in a matter of hours Tuesday night time as Trump notched sweeping victories in states from coast-to-coast and solid an enormous lead within the nationwide standard vote.
Harris’ historic defeat ended her dream of creating historical past as the primary girl, first Black girl and first particular person of South Asian descent to win the White Home.
She launched her marketing campaign on July 21 after Biden stepped down amid widespread questions on his age and health.
Harris rapidly unified Democrats behind her bid and solid a modest lead in polls. However Trump hung robust in what some pundits mentioned was a mirrored image of the broad unpopularity of the Biden administration’s financial file.
Initially Revealed: November 6, 2024 at 10:58 AM EST
