Vice President Kamala Harris told supporters gathered at Howard University on Wednesday that she had lost the 2024 election to Donald Trump, conceding to the Republican President-elect after a hard fought campaign.”While I concede the election, I do not concede the fight that fueled this campaign,” Harris told a crowd of her supporters.Harris said she was willing to accept the will of voters who rejected her candidacy and is committed to a peaceful transfer of power while repeating a campaign message.”We owe loyalty not to the president, but to the Constitution to the United States,” Harris said.Meanwhile, before Tuesday night’s race was officially called, Trump declared victory with his family at his side.”We are going to help our country heal,” Trump said. “We have a country that needs help. Needs help badly. Fix everything about our country.” Trump’s historic political comeback came with gains in nearly every demographic group. He also won key battleground states Harris hoped could push her campaign to victory.”The outcome is not what we wanted, what we voted for, but hear me when I say, the light of America’s promise will burn bright,” Harris said.President Biden also called the president-elect on Wednesday to congratulate him on his victory. Biden invited Trump to The White House to discuss the upcoming transition.The Associated Press contributed to this report.
Vice President Kamala Harris told supporters gathered at Howard University on Wednesday that she had lost the 2024 election to Donald Trump, conceding to the Republican President-elect after a hard fought campaign.
“While I concede the election, I do not concede the fight that fueled this campaign,” Harris told a crowd of her supporters.
Harris said she was willing to accept the will of voters who rejected her candidacy and is committed to a peaceful transfer of power while repeating a campaign message.
“We owe loyalty not to the president, but to the Constitution to the United States,” Harris said.
Meanwhile, before Tuesday night’s race was officially called, Trump declared victory with his family at his side.
“We are going to help our country heal,” Trump said. “We have a country that needs help. Needs help badly. Fix everything about our country.”
Trump’s historic political comeback came with gains in nearly every demographic group. He also won key battleground states Harris hoped could push her campaign to victory.
“The outcome is not what we wanted, what we voted for, but hear me when I say, the light of America’s promise will burn bright,” Harris said.
President Biden also called the president-elect on Wednesday to congratulate him on his victory. Biden invited Trump to The White House to discuss the upcoming transition.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
