Vice President Kamala Harris acknowledged disappointment round her election loss throughout her remarks on Tuesday, urging voters to “keep within the battle.”
The speech marks the vp’s most in depth feedback since her concession speech following her loss to President-elect Donald Trump in November.
“Over the previous a number of weeks, because the election, I’ve obtained tens of hundreds of letters from folks throughout our nation, lots of them younger leaders, People from each stroll of life, folks of all ages, race, religion and political social gathering,” Harris stated in Prince George’s County, Maryland,. “These letters share a typical theme. Sure, there’s disappointment, however there’s additionally resolve for the long run.”
Vice President Kamala Harris waits within the Previous Senate Chamber earlier than swearing in new senators on the U.S. Capitol, Dec. 9, 2024, in Washington.
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“As we then method the tip of this yr, many individuals have come as much as me telling me they really feel drained … perhaps even resigned … that they’re unsure whether or not they have the power, a lot much less the will, to remain within the battle. Let me be very clear: Nobody can stroll away. Nobody can stroll away,” she stated. “We should keep within the battle, each one in all us, together with the battle for an economic system that works, not only for these on the very high however for working folks — for all People. To battle to ensure everybody has a good shot to pursue their ambitions. The battle for our beliefs, together with the equality amongst us, the freedoms to which we’re entitled, the dignity that we possess and is possessed by each one in all us.
“So we should keep within the battle as a result of that’s the duty, in my view, that comes with the privilege of being an American,” she added.
Harris thanked the viewers of “younger leaders,” together with highschool and school college students, current graduates and apprentices who’ve been energetic of their native communities, in her remarks at Prince George’s Neighborhood Faculty. She was joined by Maryland Gov. Wes Moore, Lt. Gov. Aruna Miller and Sen.-elect Angela Alsobrooks, all Democrats.
“Everybody, please, get some relaxation over the vacations and spend time with the folks you’re keen on,” she concluded. “After which I urge you … I problem you to return again prepared, able to chart our path into the long run, chin up, shoulders again and endlessly impatient for change … and be able to get again to work combating for alternative and freedom, combating for equity and dignity, again to work combating for this nation we love and the long run we share.”
The speech adopted remarks the vp gave Sunday with President Joe Biden on the Democratic Nationwide Committee’s vacation reception and got here amid questions on Harris’ political future after she leaves workplace on Jan. 20.
