The present Vice President spoke at her alma mater, Howard College in Washington DC, after canceling the election evening speech on Tuesday when it grew to become obvious the votes weren’t getting in her course.

Stepping out onto the stage to thunderous applause and chants of “Kamala!” from her supporters, Harris started with a smile as she addressed the gang and thanked all of them.

“Let me say, my coronary heart is full at present. Stuffed with gratitude for the belief you will have positioned in me, full of affection for our nation and filled with resolve,” she stated. “The end result of this election will not be what we wished, not what we fought for, not what we voted for, however hear me once I say, the sunshine of America’s promise will all the time burn vibrant so long as we by no means hand over and so long as we maintain combating.”

“To my beloved Doug and our household, I like you so very a lot,” she continued, earlier than thanking the Bidens, the Walz household and her workforce of supporters.

“I’m so pleased with the race we ran and the way in which we ran it. Over the 107 days of this marketing campaign, now we have been intentional about constructing neighborhood and constructing coalitions,” she went on. “Bringing folks collectively from each stroll of life and background. United by love of nation, with enthusiasm and pleasure in our struggle for America’s future. And we did it with the data that all of us have a lot extra in frequent than what separates us.”

“I do know people are feeling a variety of feelings proper now, I get it,” Harris stated with fun, earlier than including, “However we should settle for the outcomes of this election.”

She stated she spoke with Trump earlier at present and congratulated him, whereas promising to assist with a “peaceable switch of energy.” She additionally insisted that, as a nation, “we owe loyalty to not a president or a celebration, however to the Structure of the United Sates. And loyalty to our conscience and our god.”

“Whereas I concede this election, I don’t concede the struggle that fueled this marketing campaign. The struggle for freedom, for alternative, for equity and the dignity of all folks. A struggle for the beliefs on the coronary heart of our nation. The beliefs that mirror America at our greatest,” she then promised. “That may be a struggle I’ll by no means hand over. I’ll by no means hand over a dight for a future the place Individuals can pursue their desires.”

She additionally vowed to by no means hand over the fights for “girls of America have the liberty to make choices about their very own physique” or to “defend our colleges and streets from gun violence,” in addition to the struggle for “our democracy, the rule of legislation, for equal justice and the sacred concept that each one of us — regardless of who we’re or the place we begin out — have sure basic rights and freedoms that should be revered and upheld.”

Although she stated that struggle for freedom could be “exhausting work,” she added, “however as I all the time say, we like exhausting work.”

“To the younger people who find themselves watching, it’s okay to really feel unhappy and disenchanted. However please know it is gonna be okay,” she shared. “On the marketing campaign I might usually say, ‘Once we struggle we win.’ Generally the struggle takes some time. That does not imply we cannot win. The essential factor is do not ever hand over. Do not ever cease making an attempt to make the world a greater place. You will have energy. And do not you ever pay attention when anybody tells you one thing is not potential as a result of it has by no means been accomplished earlier than. You will have the capability to do extraordinary good on this planet.”

Telling supporters to not “despair,” she added, “This isn’t a time to throw up our palms. It is a time to roll up our sleeves. It is a time to prepare, to mobilize and to remain engaged for the sake of freedom and justice and the long run that everyone knows we are able to construct collectively.”

She then closed with an adage, saying, “Solely when it’s darkish sufficient, are you able to see the celebrities.”

“I do know many individuals really feel like we’re getting into a darkish time. However for the good thing about us all, I hope that isn’t the case,” stated Harris. “Whether it is, allow us to fill the sky with the sunshine of a superb, billion stars. The sunshine of optimism, of religion, of fact and repair. And should that work information us even within the face of setbacks, towards the extraordinary promise of the USA of America.”

On late Tuesday evening and into Wednesday morning, Trump was declared the winner of the election. Trump cinched the presidency after he received a number of battleground states, together with Pennsylvania, Georgia, and Wisconsin.

“We overcame obstacles that no person ever thought we may,” Trump stated partly throughout his acceptance speech from West Palm Seashore alongside his working mate JD Vance. “It will actually be the golden age of America.”

Each Harris and President Joe Biden have spoken with Trump, calling him on Wednesday.

“President Biden expressed his dedication to making sure a clean transition and emphasised the significance of working to deliver the nation collectively,” the White Home stated of Biden this afternoon.

Biden additionally reportedly invited Trump to fulfill with him on the White Home.