Following the catastrophic election loss to former President Donald Trump by Vice President Kamala Harris, Former President Barack Obama issued a statement.
Obama somewhat acknowledged in a statement shared on social media a few factors that led to Harris’s loss.
Obama said, “America has been through a lot over the last few years — from a historic pandemic and price hikes resulting from the epidemic, to rapid change and the feeling a lot of folks have that, no matter how hard they work, treading water is the best they can do.”
“Those circumstances have made life difficult for democratic incumbents all around; last night proved America is not exempt. The good news is that these issues are fixable only if we listen to each other and only if we follow the fundamental constitutional values and democratic traditions that made this nation great, Obama said.
Obama traveled the nation in October to assist Harris’ campaign. Former First Lady Michelle Obama, his wife, also spoke at several functions.
Obama also congrats Trump and Sen. JD Vance (R-OH) on their race victories.
On Wednesday, Harris called Trump to accept his candidature for the presidential contest.
Now, Trump’s team has revealed some of what was discussed on the call between the two leaders.
Based on a top Harris aide, Harris contacted Trump to congrats. Harris informed Trump’s campaign manager, Jen O’Malley Dillon, that she would ensure a smooth turnover of power from Biden’s government to Trump’s.
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You left all on the field. You developed a first-rate, historic presidential campaign over about ninety days. You negotiated situations that nobody other has ever had to deal with, most certainly never having to deal with again. Losing is quite unpleasant. It’s tough. Processing this will take a while. But the effort of safeguarding America from the effects of a Trump presidency begins now, O’Malley Dillon wrote to the staff.
Steven Cheung, the campaign communications director for Trump, claimed that both leaders agreed on the need of uniting the nation and that Trump “acknowledged Vice President Harris on her strength, professionalism, and tenacity throughout the campaign.”
On Wednesday, several foreign leaders paid President-elect Donald Trump a congrats on his historical-making comeback and triumph over Vice President Kamala Harris.
“Dear Donald and Melissa Trump, Congratulations for the most outstanding comeback in history! Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wrote on the X platform.
“Your historic return to the White House presents America with a fresh start and a strong recommitment to the outstanding friendship between Israel and America. This is a quite significant win! he added with a photo of himself, wife Sara, and Trump.
In Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who had his own contentious involvement in the U.S. election campaign, expressed a tone of hopeful unity regarding Trump’s potential assistance in addressing the Russian invasion of his country.
“I recall our great meeting with President Trump back in September, when we discussed in detail the Ukraine-U.S. strategic partnership, the Victory Plan, and ways to put an end to Russian aggression against Ukraine,” he wrote in a lengthy X post.
“I value President Trump’s dedication in foreign affairs to the “peace through strength” strategy. This is exactly the principle that can practically bring just peace in Ukraine closer. I am hopeful that we will put it into action together,” he added. “We are excited about a period of strong United States of America under President Trump’s resounding leadership. We rely on continued strong bipartisan support for Ukraine in the United States.
“We are interested in developing mutually beneficial political and economic cooperation that will benefit both of our nations. Ukraine, as one of Europe’s strongest military powers, is committed to ensuring long-term peace and security in Europe and the Transatlantic community with the support of our allies,” Zelenskyy wrote, adding he was looking forward to seeing Trump in person again.