Kamala Harris: “Sometimes the Fight Is Long—That Doesn’t Mean We Won’t Win”

Vice president Kamala Harris admit 2024 election ARRIVE Donald Trump on Wednesday afternoon. Speaking from Howard University, her alma mater, Harris spoke directly to her young supporters, urging them to stay positive and “keep fighting” for “the extraordinary promise of United States of America”.

Harris, whose defeat left millions determined to close the chapter on Trump, said her “heart is full today — full of gratitude for the trust you have placed in me, full love for our country and full of determination.” Acknowledging that “the outcome of this election is not what we wanted, not what we fought for, not what we voted for,” she asked her supporters “ hear me out…the light of America’s promise will always burn bright as long as we never give up and as long as we keep fighting.”

Saying she knows that “people are feeling and experiencing a range of emotions right now,” Harris emphasized, however, that “we have to accept the results of this election,” all However, that is unacceptable. This was not the case for the losing candidate in 2020. The Vice President said she “spoke with President-elect Trump” and told him that “we will help him and his team with the transition and that we will participate in a peaceful transfer of power,” because “a fundamental principle of American democracy is that when we lose an election, we accept the results” and “anyone who seeks Public opinion must respect that.”

“At the same time,” Harris continued, “in our country we owe allegiance not to a president or to a party, but to the Constitution of the United States, and to our conscience and to our our god…. When I concede this election, I do not concede the fight that drove this campaign—the fight for freedom, for opportunity, for fairness and dignity for all people…. It is a fight I will never give up.”