- By Shivam Shandilya
- Wed, 06 Nov 2024 11:23 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
US President Election: US Vice President Kamala Harris will deliver a speech conceding defeat in the presidential polls to Donald Trump at 4 p.m. ET(2100 GMT), reports news agency Reuters. According to the report, she will deliver the speech at Howard University in Washington D.C.
Earlier on Wednesday, the vice president had cancelled her election speech after it became clear that Trump would cross the magic mark of 270 electoral votes. It was expected that Harris would address supporters from Howard, the historically Black college where she graduated in 1986, on election night, but never made it to her alma mater as the results came rolling in.
“We invite you to join the Harris-Walz campaign for an event with Vice President Kamala Harris today at Howard University in Washington, DC,” said the invite sent to her supporters and volunteers as quoted by news agency PTI.
The White House said Harris would deliver her speech at 4 pm EST (2.30 am IST, Thursday).
According to a media advisory as quoted by news agency PTI, Second Gentleman Douglas Craig Emhoff will also attend the event
Trump, so far, has received 277 electoral college votes, seven more than required for him to be declared the winner of the presidential elections. Harris has 224 in her kitty. Races in two states, Arizona with 11 electoral college votes and Michigan with 15, have not been called yet, though Trump is leading in both of them.
According to news agency PTI, Harris has not been in public since the election result started coming on Wednesday night. There has been no social media post or a statement from her either.
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It is likely that Harris would first call president-elect Trump, 78, to congratulate him on his electoral victory. After that, she would deliver an address to the nation. Her term as vice president of the US ends on January 20.
(With input from agencies)
