Kamala Harris tells supporters its going to be OK after election loss, casts herself as Democratic leader in defiant concession speech

WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris finally conceded her blowout election loss to former President Donald Trump Wednesday — consoling supporters and saying she would “never give up the fight” despite accepting the outcome.“To the young people who are watching, it is OK to feel sad and disappointed, but please know it’s going to be OK,” Harris, 60, said in late afternoon remarks on the campus of Howard University, her alma mater — hours after calling Trump, 78, to offer congratulations.“On the campaign, I would often say, ‘When we fight, we win.’ But here’s the thing: Sometimes the fight takes a while.That doesn’t mean we won’t win.”“The important thing is, don’t ever give up,” the veep went on.

“Don’t ever stop trying to make the world a better place.You have power and don’t you ever listen when anyone tells you something is impossible because it has never been done before.”Harris, who would have been the first female president and first woman of color to be commander in chief, lost or was trailing Trump in all seven vital swing states Wednesday evening and was on track to be the first Democratic nominee lose the popular vote in 20 years — with her loss and congressional defeats raising doubt about who will lead the party for the next four years.Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), who set in motion Harris’ 107-day failed candidacy by helping force President Biden to relinquish the Democratic nomination in July, was among those who attended Harris’ 11-minute concession speech.The defeated Harris recycled many well-worn stump lines as Biden, 81, remained out of public view for the second day in a row.“I will never give up the fight for a future where Americans can pursue their dreams, ambitions and aspirations, where the women of America have the freedom to make decisions about their own body and not have their government telling them what to do,” the vice president said.“We will never give up t...