Kamala Harris formally conceded the election to Donald Trump on Wednesday, 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 yellow sky, the vice-president arrived on stage to chants of “Kamala!” from the grounds of her alma mater, Howard University, in Washington. She spoke in the afternoon, after Trump surged past the 270 votes needed to win the electoral college, a stunning political comeback from four years ago, when his refusal to concede power culminated in a violent attack on the seat of American government.
