Speaking from the campus of her alma mater Howard University in Washington D.C., on the green where her supporters had hoped would be the site of a victory party Tuesday night, Vice President Kamala Harris delivered her concession speech on Wednesday to an emotional crowd.
“A fundamental principle of American democracy is that when we lose an election, we accept the results,” Harris said. “That principle, as much as any other, distinguishes democracy from monarchy or tyranny and anyone who seeks the public trust must honor it. At the same time, in our nation, we owe loyalty not to a president or a party, but to the Constitution of the United States, and loyalty to our conscience and to our God.”
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