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Vice President Kamala Harris publicly conceded the 2024 presidential election to Donald Trump on Wednesday by encouraging her supporters to continue "the fight for freedom." On Wednesday at her alma mater, Howard University, Harris thanked her husband, Doug Emhoff, as well as President Joe Biden and her campaign staffers, while the crowd chanted her name. During her speech, Harris called for a peaceful transition of power but said she's not relinquishing the fight that fueled her campaign.

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00:00On the campaign, I would often say, when we fight, we win.

00:05But here's the thing, here's the thing.

00:07Sometimes the fight takes a while.

00:10That doesn't mean we won't win.

00:14Vice President Kamala Harris publicly conceded the 2024 presidential election to Donald Trump on Wednesday

00:20by encouraging her supporters to continue, quote, the fight for freedom.

00:24On Wednesday at Howard University, Harris thanked her husband, Doug,

00:27as well as President Joe Biden and her campaign staffers, while the crowd chanted her name.

00:32The light of America's promise will always burn bright.

00:43As long as we never give up and as long as we keep fighting.

00:50During her speech, Harris called for a peaceful transition of power,

00:54but said she's not relinquishing the fight that fueled her campaign.

00:56While I concede this election, I do not concede the fight that fueled this campaign.

01:10The fight, the fight for freedom, for opportunity, for fairness, and the dignity of all people.

01:20She went on to say,

01:22Do not despair.

01:23This is not a time to throw up our hands.

01:25This is a time to roll up our sleeves.

01:27This is a time to organize, to mobilize, and to stay engaged for the sake of freedom and justice

01:32and the future that we all know we can build together.

01:34The election was awarded to Trump on Wednesday morning after Wisconsin was called in favor of

01:39the former president and current president-elect, earning him the 270 electoral votes necessary to

01:44regain control of the White House.

01:46Towards the end of her speech, Harris addressed the country's young people, saying,

01:50Please know it is going to be okay.

01:52Don't ever give up.

01:54Don't ever stop trying to make the world a better place.

01:59You have power.

02:01You have power.

02:03And don't you ever listen when anyone tells you something is impossible because it has never

02:11been done before.

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02:15This is The Hollywood Reporter News.

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