Barack Obama finally reacted to the results of the 2024 presidential election after Vice President Kamala Harris gave her concession speech.
Statement from former president and former first lady Michelle Obama congratulating Donald Trump but acknowledging that “this is obviously not the result we expected.”
The couple became increasingly involved in the 2024 race and hit the campaign trail for Harris in the final weeks leading up to Nov. 5.
But not even the Obamas’ successes, and the star power that accompanied them, could get Harris over the finish line.
Barack Obama issued a joint statement with his wife Michelle reacting to the results of the 2024 presidential election
Barack and Michelle Obama’s joint statement noted that “America is not immune” to having an electorate that reacts accordingly to conditions in the country, which ultimately led to sweeping victories for Republicans across the country and in elections. national and state.
“America has been through a lot in the last few years,” the former first couple wrote.
“In a country as large and diverse as ours, we will not always agree on everything,” the statement admits. “But progress requires that we extend good faith and grace, even to people with whom we disagree.”
The statement was sent to X shortly after Harris delivered remarks from her alma mater, Howard University, in Washington, DC, on Wednesday afternoon, where she officially and publicly conceded the election to Trump.
Vice President Kamala Harris publicly conceded the 2024 presidential election to Donald Trump during somber remarks at Howard University in Washington, DC on Wednesday afternoon.
Harris told her tearful fans in DC on Wednesday to keep fighting as she admitted defeat.
The devastated and emotional vice president admitted that “this is not what we wanted,” as her voice shook as she spoke nearly 12 hours after the race was officially called for her Republican opponent.
He promised to help with the peaceful transfer of power and said he had spoken with the former president, earning some boos from his loyal supporters gathered at Howard University.
As of Wednesday afternoon, the former president swept five of the seven swing states, and in the last two (Arizona and Nevada) the odds are leaning in his favor. He is on track to obtain 300 votes in the Electoral College, which will further cement his resounding victory.
“While I recognize this election, I do not recognize the fight that fueled this campaign,” Harris said.
