Vice President Kamala Harris delivered a message of resilience and perseverance to Americans disappointed with the recent election results. She emphasized the importance of staying true to one's beliefs and continuing the fight for progress.
The ABC7 Original '' Kamala Harris : An Historic Campaign'' details the vice president's journey from Berkeley to running for president of the U.S.delivered a message to those disappointed in the election outcome: Now is the time to stay in the fight and stay true to beliefs. The Tuesday speech marked the vice president's most extensive comments since her concession speech following her loss to President-elect Donald Trump in November.
'The story of America's progress when we have made progress, in many ways, is the story of people who stayed true to their ideals, even in the face of difficulty,' she said. 'The movements for civil rights, women's rights, workers' rights, the United States of America itself ... would never have come to be if people had given up their cause after a court case or a battle or an election did not go their way.' Vice President Kamala Harris speaks to students and recent graduates at Prince George's Community College, in Largo, Md., Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024.Harris noted that since the election, she has received 'tens of thousands of letters' from people across the nation expressing some 'disappointment.' Over the past several weeks, since the election, I have received tens of thousands of letters from people across our nation, many of them young leaders, Americans from every walk of life, people of every age, race, faith and political party,' Harris said in Prince George's County, Maryland. 'These letters share a common theme. Yes, there is disappointment, but there is also resolve for the future.' As we then approach the end of this year, many people have come up to me telling me they feel tired maybe even resigned that theyre not sure whether they have the strength, much less the desire, to stay in the fight. Let me be very clear: No one can walk away. No one can walk away,' she sai
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