MONITORING (SW) – Kamala Harris has conceded the election to Donald Trump, urging Americans devastated by the result to “not despair” but to stay engaged and remain vigilant in the fight to protect American democracy.
Under a dramatic orange sky, the vice-president arrived on stage to chants of “Kamala!” from the grounds of her alma mater, Howard University, in Washington, reported Guardian. The speech came the afternoon after Trump surged past the 270 votes needed to win the electoral college, in a stunning political comeback nearly four years after his refusal to concede power incited a violent attack on the seat of American government.
“While I concede this election, I do not concede the fight that fueled this campaign,” said Harris, her voice hoarse after a whirlwind 107-day campaign. “Hear me when I say: the light of America’s promise will always burn bright, as long as we never give up.”
Republicans easily flipped the US Senate, and they appeared within range of keeping control of the US House, a scenario that would give Trump’s party control of all levels of elected government in Washington.
Donald Trump has passed the threshold to be elected President of the United States. He needed 270 electoral college votes to win and is now projected to have won at least 295 after he flipped Pennsylvania, Michigan, Georgia and Wisconsin, all vital swing states.
Kamala Harris was currently on 226. Trump is on track to win the two remaining swing states, Arizona and Nevada, which would deliver him a crushing electoral college victory of 312.
In January 2025, Trump will become the 47th US President.
