Kamala Harris broke his silence a day after his defeat in the presidential elections after having called Donald Trump to “congratulate” him for his return to the White House. In a brief speech at Howard University in Washington, DC, the Democratic candidate announced her commitment to working with the Republican leader to ensure a “peaceful” transfer of powerunlike what Trump did after his defeat in 2020.
“The results were not what we wanted nor for what we fought for,” Harris said at the start of his speech. However, she wanted to reduce tension and alarmism in the face of Trump’s victory: “But the light of the American promise will always shine, whenever we fail to do so. give up and keep fighting.
Harris announced that as vice president, she would work with Donald Trump over the next two months to ensure a “peaceful” transfer of power next January.
“We must accept the election results. I spoke with President Trump to congratulate him and told him we would work with him on the transition of power. so that it is a peaceful transition,” he explained.
“Dart” against Trump for the assault on the Capitol
The Democratic candidate defended that the first duty of a candidate is to accept defeat and collaborate with the winner of the elections, and she wanted to highlight the contrast between her attitude and that of Trump after the 2020 elections, when he refused to participate. during Joe Biden’s inauguration and encouraged his supporters to lead the assault on the Capitol.
“When you lose elections, you have to accept the results, that’s what differentiates democracy from tyranny. We owe loyalty, not to the president, but to the Constitution of our country,” Harris defended, adding that she will be “loyal” to the country.
