Vice president Harris formally conceded the 2024 election on Wednesday, urging her supporters not to despair her loss to President-elect Donald Trump, and to “never give up the fight for our democracy.”
“The outcome of this election is not what we wanted, not what we fought for, not what we voted for,” Harris said. “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 spoke from the Washington, D.C. campus of Howard University, her alma mater and the site of what supporters had hoped would be her victory party less than 24 hours earlier.
Earlier Wednesday, Harris called Trump to congratulate him on winning the presidential election, a senior Harris aide told reporters on Wednesday afternoon.
The aide said Harris talked about the importance of a peaceful transfer of power and being a president for all Americans.
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