Kamala Harris acknowledges defeat and urges her supporters to “continue the fight”

From Washington, the Democratic candidate briefly returned to her clear defeat after three months of intense campaigning against Donald Trump.

A short statement after a day under the radar. Kamala Harris spoke on Wednesday, November 6, after her defeat in the American presidential election against Donald Trump, her Republican rival. The Democratic candidate, who had not spoken publicly since the verdict of the polls began to smile on her opponent, spoke at the stroke of 4 p.m. (around 10 p.m. in Paris), at Howard University in Washington. It was in this faculty that his supporters had gathered the day before in the vain hope of experiencing a “historic moment” which never happened.

During her speech, lasting around ten minutes, the candidate tried to remobilize her supporters after the defeat. “We must accept” the result of the election, assured the Democratic candidate, who urged her supporters to “continue the fight” for their ideas, “in the voting booth, in courts of law and in public squares”. She also promised to“help” Donald Trump in the transition to the White House. The president-elect must take his place behind the Oval Office on January 20, the date of his swearing-in.

Earlier in the day, Joe Biden's vice-president briefly called her crush to congratulate him. According to the Democratic camp, she insisted on the need for a transfer of power “peaceful” between now and the Republican's inauguration, which will take place on January 20, 2025. According to the American executive, Donald Trump also received congratulations from Joe Biden, who invited the billionaire to the White House. The 81-year-old Democratic leader will address the nation on Thursday to discuss the election results.