Kamala Harris asks Trump to concede the election
Fox News’ Peter Doocy provides details on Vice President Harris’ call to President-elect Trump, where she acknowledged her defeat and confirmed she will vote to certify his victory.
Vice President Kamala Harris, who defended her devastated Democratic supporters last night, is drawing attention to a similar choice by former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in November 2016.
Both Democrats would have become the country’s first female president if they defeated Trump.
In 2016, when the race was called for Trump, Clinton did not address her supporters until the next morning. Harris will speak to supporters Wednesday night.
At the time, some critics criticized Clinton for not giving a consolation speech that same night at the Javits Center in New York. Clinton instead allowed her campaign manager, John Podesta, to speak briefly to supporters.
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Hillary Clinton and Vice President Kamala Harris (Getty Images)
The next day, Clinton urged her supporters to “accept this result and then look to the future.”
“Donald Trump will be our president. We owe him an open mind and the opportunity to lead,” he said.
Likewise, on Tuesday night, Harris supporters left the watch party at Howard University once they learned from a Harris spokesperson that she would not be addressing the crowd.
Social media users quickly took note and criticized the vice president for not showing her face after her followers waited hours for her to come out.
Former President Trump speaks during a campaign event, September 25, 2024, in Mint Hill, North Carolina. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
“Kamala Harris had like 10,000 people at her watch party and she didn’t even show up,” one X user wrote. “Apparently her time meant nothing to her. That final act reflects very well why she lost.”
Another user wrote: “Harris didn’t even show up at his own campaign party last night to greet his supporters. It just shows how elitist he is and how broken the party is if he thinks this is okay.”
Harris called Trump on Wednesday to formally concede the race. Clinton called Trump on election night 2016 to get him to concede.
According to a memo to staff sent by Harris campaign manager Jen O’Malley Dillon, obtained by Fox News, Dillon said, “Losing is unfathomably painful” on Wednesday.
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President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris (Aaron Schwartz/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
“Just moments ago, the Vice President connected with President Trump to concede the race,” the email said. “On the call, she told him that she would work with President Biden to ensure a peaceful transfer of power, unlike what we saw in 2020. She also made it clear that she hopes he will be a president for all Americans.”
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Harris was selected by the Democratic National Committee over the summer after President Biden abandoned his re-election bid following his poor debate performance against Trump, and just a week after an assassination attempt against him. Harris previously ran for president in 2020, but her campaign was short-lived. He abandoned his studies in December 2019, citing a lack of campaign funds.
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