In a speech at Howard University, Vice President Kamala Harris acknowledged that Donald Trump would win the 2024 presidential election. Trump received 72 million votes, while Harris, the Democratic nominee following President Biden's withdrawal, received 67 million. Despite vocal dissatisfaction from supporters, she acknowledged defeat, pledged to keep fighting for Democratic values, and promised a peaceful transition of power.
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00:00Welcome the Vice President of the United States, Kamala Harris.
00:30Good afternoon, good afternoon.
00:58Good afternoon, everyone.
01:09Good afternoon.
01:21Thank you all.
01:25So let me say, and I love you back, and I love you back.
01:34So let me say, my heart is full today.
01:38My heart is full today, full of gratitude for the trust you have placed in me,
01:46full of love for our country, and full of resolve.
01:53The outcome of this election is not what we wanted, not what we fought for,
02:00not what we voted for, but hear me when I say, hear me when I say,
02:08the light of America's promise will always burn bright.
02:19As long as we never give up, and as long as we keep fighting.
02:33To my beloved Doug and our family, I love you so very much.
02:41To President Biden and Dr. Biden, thank you for your faith and support.
02:48To Governor Walz and the Walz family, I know your service to our nation will continue.
02:58And to my extraordinary team, to the volunteers who gave so much of themselves,
03:08to the poll workers and the local election officials, I thank you, I thank you all.
03:17Look, I am so proud of the race we ran, and the way we ran it, and the way we ran it.
03:26Over the 107 days of this campaign, we have been intentional about building community
03:35and building coalitions, bringing people together from every walk of life and background,
03:43united by love of country with enthusiasm and joy in our fight for America's future.
03:56And we did it with the knowledge that we all have so much more in common than what separates us.
04:05Now I know folks are feeling and experiencing a range of emotions right now.
04:12I get it.
04:15But we must accept the results of this election.
04:19Earlier today, I spoke with President-elect Trump and congratulated him on his victory.
04:25I also told him that we will help him and his team with their transition,
04:32and that we will engage in a peaceful transfer of power.
04:37A fundamental principle of American democracy is that when we lose an election, we accept the results.
04:50That principle, as much as any other, distinguishes democracy from monarchy or tyranny.
04:59And anyone who seeks the public trust must honor it.
05:05At the same time, in our nation, we owe loyalty not to a president or a party,
05:15but to the Constitution of the United States.
05:23And loyalty to our conscience and to our God.
05:28My allegiance to all three is why I am here to say,
05:34while I concede this election, I do not concede the fight that fueled this campaign.
05:43The fight, the fight for freedom, for opportunity, for fairness, and the dignity of all people.
05:59A fight for the ideals at the heart of our nation.
06:04The ideals that reflect America at our best.
06:10That is a fight I will never give up.
06:18I will never give up the fight for a future where Americans can pursue their dreams, ambitions, and aspirations.
06:28Where the women of America have the freedom to make decisions about their own body
06:34and not have their government telling them what to do.
06:39We will never give up the fight to protect our schools and our streets from gun violence.
06:50And America, we will never give up the fight for our democracy, for the rule of law, for equal justice,
07:00and for the sacred idea that every one of us, no matter who we are or where we start out,
07:09has certain fundamental rights and freedoms that must be respected and upheld.
07:16And we will continue to wage this fight in the voting booth, in the courts, and in the public square.
07:30And we will also wage it in quieter ways.
07:35In how we live our lives.
07:38By treating one another with kindness and respect.
07:43By looking in the face of a stranger and seeing a neighbor.
07:49By always using our strength to lift people up.
07:56To fight for the dignity that all people deserve.
08:02The fight for our freedom will take hard work, but like I always say, we like hard work.
08:11Hard work is good work.
08:14Hard work can be joyful work.
08:17And the fight for our country is always worth it.
08:22It is always worth it.
08:31To the young people who are watching, it is...
08:37I love you.
08:42To the young people who are watching, it is okay to feel sad and disappointed.
08:48But please know it's going to be okay.
08:51On the campaign, I would often say, when we fight, we win.
08:56But here's the thing, here's the thing.
08:59Sometimes the fight takes a while.
09:02That doesn't mean we won't win.
09:05That doesn't mean we won't win.
09:08The important thing is don't ever give up.
09:12Don't ever give up.
09:14Don't ever stop trying to make the world a better place.
09:19You have power.
09:21You have power.
09:23And don't you ever listen when anyone tells you something is impossible because it has never been done before.
09:36You have the capacity to do extraordinary good in the world.
09:44And so to everyone who is watching, do not despair.
09:49This is not a time to throw up our hands.
09:52This is a time to roll up our sleeves.
09:55This is a time to organize, to mobilize, and to stay engaged for the sake of freedom and justice and the future that we all know we can build together.
10:10Look, many of you know I started out as a prosecutor, and throughout my career, I saw people at some of the worst times in their lives.
10:19People who had suffered great harm and great pain, and yet found within themselves the strength and the courage and the resolve to take the stand to take a stand.
10:37To fight for justice.
10:40To fight for freedom.
10:42To take a stand.
10:45To fight for justice.
10:48To fight for themselves.
10:51To fight for others.
10:54So let their courage be our inspiration.
10:59Let their determination be our charge.
11:05And I'll close with this.
11:07There's an adage and historian once called a law of history.
11:14True of every society across the ages.
11:19The adage is only when it is dark enough can you see the stars.
11:28I know many people feel like we are entering a dark time.
11:34But for the benefit of us all, I hope that is not the case.
11:39But here's the thing.
11:40America, if it is, let us fill the sky with the light of a brilliant, brilliant billion of stars.
11:53The light, the light of optimism, of faith, of truth, and service.
12:12And may that work guide us, even in the face of setbacks, toward the extraordinary promise of the United States of America.
12:32I thank you all.
12:33May God bless you.
12:35And may God bless the United States of America.
12:39Thank you all.