Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris has contacted Republican Donald Trump to concede the U.S. presidential election.
In addition to congratulating Trump, Harris “discussed the importance of a peaceful transfer of power” and what it means to be president for the entire nation during the phone chat on Wednesday, according to her assistant.
Harris is scheduled to make her first public appearance since her anticipated defeat by Trump in the campaign on November 5 in Washington, DC, later on Wednesday.
She was scheduled to speak to the crowd of supporters on Howard University’s campus last night, but her campaign director informed the sobbing people gathered outside late in the evening that she would speak the next day after more results were in.
Following President Joe Biden’s resignation due to his poor performance in a presidential debate against Trump and persistent doubts about his capacity to serve until he was 86, Harris, 60, assumed leadership of the campaign. After endorsing his vice president and withdrawing from the contest on July 21, Harris swiftly assumed control of the campaign.
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Being the first Black woman and the first person of South Asian heritage to hold the presidency, she was viewed by many Democrats as a possible savior for her party. When she was appointed Biden’s second in command four years ago, she shattered the same barriers in national government.
Harris launched a vigorous campaign that aimed to divert attention from Trump’s dire rhetoric about immigration and economic collapse. Women’s reproductive freedom was a major platform that struck a chord with many of the young voters who attended her rallies.
The Harris team was hoping for a wave of female support in the first presidential campaign after the US Supreme Court overturned constitutional protection for abortion rights.
But according to exit polls, it was insufficient to quell the intense resentment of US voters about high inflation, the price of essentials like food and reasonably priced housing, and concerns about undocumented immigrants.
Trump’s pledge to restore America to its “golden age” caused the major battleground states to firmly flip against the Democrats.
Four years after refusing to concede loss to incumbent Joe Biden, he is scheduled to return to office as the 47th president of the United States on January 20, 2025.
Harris is scheduled to supervise Congress’s ceremonial certification of Trump’s victory in his capacity as the current vice president. In contrast to Trump, who ignored his successor in 2021, Biden has stated that he will attend the inauguration.
