KAmala Harris pledged Wednesday to “help” Donald Trump in the transfer of power after the Republican's clear victory in the race for the White House, which caused shock waves in the United States and around the world.
“We will help (Donald Trump) and his team in the transition and we will engage in a peaceful transfer of power,” Kamala Harris promised Wednesday as she acknowledged her defeat to crying supporters.
“We must accept the results of this election,” said the vice-president combatively, after being soundly defeated by the Republican.
“Keep fighting and don’t lose hope”
Former Democratic candidate Kamala Harris also called on her supporters to “keep fighting”. “The outcome of this election is not what we wanted, not what we fought for, not what we voted for,” the vice president said in a speech, asserting that the “light of the promise of America will always shine (…) as long as we don’t give up and we keep fighting.”
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In his victory speech on Wednesday, Donald Trump, who will be sworn in on January 20, launched a call for “unity” after having himself agonized his rival with insults during the campaign.
The Republican has not spoken publicly since, but according to his team, he reiterated the need to “unify the country” during a telephone exchange with Kamala Harris.
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.
Big winner of this American presidential election, Donald Trump continues to widen the gap with his rival, Kamala Harris, loser of a fight which was nevertheless announced to be particularly close by the latest polls. This Tuesday evening, the Republican candidate won the key state of Michigan.
