Vice President Kamala Harris Delivers Concession Speech At Alma Mater, Howard University
“While I concede this election, I carry out now no longer concede the strive against that fueled this advertising and marketing campaign.”
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Vice President Kamala Harris has conceded the 2024 Presidential Election to damaged-down and future president, Donald Trump.
Harris admitted her loss Wednesday (Nov 6) while visiting her alma mater, HBCU Howard University in Washington D.C. She addressed the crowd roughly 12 hours after the lunge changed into once called for Trump after deciding on now to no longer address her disappointed HU supporters the night of the election.
“My coronary heart is beefy nowadays, my coronary heart is beefy nowadays. Stuffed with gratitude for the belief you have faith placed in me, beefy of like for our country, and beefy of fetch to the underside of,” she began around 4: 24pm EST. “The outome of this election is now no longer what we wanted, now no longer what we fought for, now no longer what we voted for, but hear mw after I express…the gentle of The USA’s promise will repeatedly burn shiny. So long as we by no formulation stop and as long as we steal combating.”
WASHINGTON, DC – NOVEMBER 06: Democratic presidential nominee, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris departs the stage with Second gentleman Doug Emhoff after conceding the election, at Howard University on November 06, 2024 in Washington, DC. (List by Justin Sullivan/Getty Photos)
“To my loved Doug and our household, I enjoy you so noteworthy,” she told her husband with a smile. “To Pres. Biden and Dr. Biden, thanks for your religion and your enhance. To Gov. Walz and the Walz household, I do know your service to this nation will proceed.”
She went on to thank her team, volunteers, poll workers, native election officials earlier than detailing her various to lunge a neat lunge, whatever the final consequence.
“Watch, I am so happy with the lunge we ran, and the vogue we ran it. Over the 107 days of this advertising and marketing campaign, now we have faith got been intentional about constructing community and constructing coalitions. Bringing folks together from every stroll of lifestyles, and background, united by like of country, enthusiasm and pleasure in our strive against for The USA’s future. And we did it with the certainty that all of us have faith so noteworthy more on occasion than what separates us.”
WASHINGTON, DC – NOVEMBER 06: Democratic presidential nominee, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris speaks on stage as she concedes the election, at Howard University on November 06, 2024 in Washington, DC. (List by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Photos)
Harris changed into once furthermore obvious to train her supporters to fair fetch the results of the election, regardless of their disappointment, confirming that she spoke to Trump and “congratulated him on his victory.” She furthermore emphasised that they are going to purchase in a “peaceful switch of energy,” no longer like Trump, who contested the results of his loss to Pres. Joe Biden in 2020 and encouraged supporters to behave out in what resulted within the Jan. 6 rise up.
“A fundamental idea of American democracy is that when we lose an election, we fetch the results,” she continued. “That concept, as noteworthy as noteworthy as any other, distinguishes democracy from monarchy or tyranny, and anyone who seeks the public belief must honor it.
“At the identical time, in our nation, we owe loyalty now to no longer a president or to a birthday party, but to the Structure of the USA,” she added to applause. “And loyalty to our wakeful and to our God. My allegiance to all three is why I am right here to claim, while I concede this election, I carry out now no longer concede the strive against that fueled this advertising and marketing campaign.”
US Vice President Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris arrives to be in contact at Howard University in Washington, DC, on November 6, 2024. (List by SAUL LOEB / AFP) (List by SAUL LOEB/AFP through Getty Photos)
Archaic and future president, Donald Trump, changed into once declared the winner of the election lawful after 5: 30 a.m. ET after securing Wisconsin, incomes him more than the wanted 270 electoral votes. Advised-happy reports declared the businessman the winner after he took the heavily-courted swing relate of Pennsylvania, now to no longer express Georgia, both states that Democrat and new President Joe Biden gained correct thru the 2020 election. These wins all but confirmed his online page because the returning commander-in-chief.
“I desire to thank the American folks for the unprecedented honor of being elected your 47th president and your 45th president,” Trump talked about at his election headquarters in Florida, as reported by CBS Info. “And each citizen, I will strive against for you, for your loved ones and for your future. On day by day foundation, I will probably be combating for you with every breath in my physique.”
Watch Vice President Harris’ beefy concession speech below.
