Kamala Harris officially conceded the election to Donald Trump in a speech to her devastated fans in Washington D.C. – after President Joe Biden called his new successor to congratulate him.
Harris thanked her supporters and said her ‘heart is full of trust and love of our country’ and said she’s ‘so proud’ of the race she ran.
‘The outcome of this election is not want we wanted, not what we fought for, not what we voted for,’ she said, adding that America’s light won’t go out as long as ‘we never give up and we keep fighting.’
Biden, who watched the astonishing results from 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue on Tuesday night, is also planning to address the nation on Thursday. He said he talked to President-elect Trump today and invited him to the White House.
Trump’s political comeback was hailed as the ‘greatest in history’ after the former president sealed a stunning return to the White House early Wednesday morning.
He successfully destroyed the ‘blue wall’ of traditionally Democratic stronghold midwestern states, securing wins in Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania.
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