“I know many people feel like we are entering a dark time, but for the benefit of us all, I hope that is not the case,” said Vice President Harris at Howard University in Washington, D.C., her alma mater.
On Nov. 6 Harris spoke to her supporters after her loss to president-elect Donald Trump. Harris said that this wasn’t a result that we wanted, nor voted for. She encouraged the audience to never give up and to keep fighting.
“But here’s the thing, America: If it is, let us fill the sky with the light of a brilliant, brilliant billion of stars, the light of optimism, of faith, of truth and service. And may that work guide us, even in the face of setbacks, toward the extraordinary promise of the United States of America,” said Harris.
When it comes to immigrants, women, LGBTQ+ individuals, people of color and minorities, Kamala Harris was a candidate that would fight for their rights and offer hope in a world that had the potential to be dark.
With the news of Trump entering office in January, many Americans have spoken up in shock, fear, hurt, sadness and distress over how these next four years will play out.
