In the days following the election, both Democratic nominee Kamala Harris and President Biden addressed the nation, congratulating Trump. Harris vowed to keep fighting, while Biden used his speech to call for unity.

From Just the News. Vice President Kamala Harris on Wednesday afternoon conceding defeat in the presidential election to now-President-elect Donald Trump, delivering remarks at Howard University.

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“My heart is full today, full of gratitude for the trust you have placed in me, full of love for our country and full of resolve,” Harris said. “The outcome of this election is not what we wanted, not what we fought for, not what we voted for, but hear me when I say the light of America’s promise will always burn bright.” …

She, nonetheless, vowed to continue fighting for her principles and the ideals of America. …

“My allegiance to all three is why I am here to say, while I concede this election, I do not concede the fight that fuels this campaign,” she declared. …

From Fox News. President Biden addressed the nation from the Rose Garden on Thursday after his vice president, Kamala Harris, conceded the 2024 presidential election to President-elect Trump.

In brief remarks, Biden announced that he spoke with Trump on Wednesday to congratulate him on his victory and assure him that the entire Biden administration will work with his team “to ensure a peaceful and orderly transition.”  …

He also praised Harris for running “an inspiring campaign,” and said she has “great character” and “backbone like a ramrod.” …

During the campaign, both Harris and Biden called Trump a “fascist” and argued that his re-election to the presidency would threaten democracy and prove dangerous to the American people.

But after Trump’s decisive win, Biden changed his tune to emphasize unity. On Thursday, the president spoke about political campaigns as a “contest of competing visions.”

“A country chooses one or the other. We accept the choice the country made. I’ve said many times, you can’t love your country only when you win. You can’t love your neighbor only when you agree. Something I hope we can do, no matter who you voted for, you see each other not as adversaries, but as fellow Americans,” he said.

Biden also said he hopes the 2024 election will “lay to rest the question about the integrity of the American electoral system.”

“It is honest, it is fair, and it is transparent, and it can be trusted. Win or lose,” he said. …

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(Excerpts from Just the News and Fox News. Photo Credit: Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America – Joe Biden, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=87270966 and Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America – Kamala Harris, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=78594193)