Kamala Harris ends concession speech with digs at Trump

vice president Kamala Harris ended her concession speech by shooting the president-elect Donald Trump and urging Democrats to “not give up.”

The Democratic Party candidate spoke at Howard University on Wednesday afternoon as she officially conceded the race to Trump after losing several battleground states Tuesday night.

During her speech, she called on Democrats to respect the election results and promised to promote a peaceful transfer of power. Harris also not-so-subtly criticized Trump, noting, “When we lose an election, we accept the results.” She continued:

We will continue to fight this fight in the voting booths, in the courts and in the public squares. And we will also lead it more calmly, living our lives, treating each other with kindness and respect, looking into the face of a stranger and seeing a neighbor, always using our power to lift people up, to fight for the dignity that all people deserve. Fighting for our freedom will take hard work. But like I always say, we like hard work. Hard work is good work. Hard work can be joyful. And fighting for our country is always worth it. It’s always worth it. For young people watching… it’s normal to feel sad and disappointed. But please know that everything will be okay. I often say on the campaign trail: when we fight, we win. But here’s the thing. Here’s the thing. Sometimes the fight takes a while. This doesn’t mean we won’t win.

This doesn’t mean we won’t win. The main thing is to never give up. Never give up. Never stop trying to make the world a better place. You have the power. You have the power. And never listen when someone tells you that something is impossible because it has never been done before. You have the ability to do extraordinary good in the world. And so to everyone who is watching, don’t despair. Now is not the time to give up. It’s time to roll up your sleeves.

This is a time to organize, mobilize and continue to work for freedom and justice and the future we all know we can build together. Look, many of you know that I started out as a prosecutor and throughout my career I have seen people at the worst times in their lives, people who have suffered great harm and great pain and still found strength and courage. and the determination to take a stand, to take a stand, to fight for justice, to fight for oneself, to fight for others. So let their courage be our inspiration. Let their determination become our responsibility. And I’ll end with this. There is a saying that a historian once called a law of history that has been true for every society throughout the ages. The proverb says: only when it is dark enough can you see the stars. I know many people feel that we are entering dark times, but I hope that is not the case. But here’s the thing, America. If so, let’s fill the sky with the light of a brilliant, brilliant billion stars. Light, light of optimism, faith, truth and service.

Watch the clip above via CNN.

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