Vice President Kamala Harris took a not-so-subtle jab at President-elect Donald Trump in a belated concession speech Wednesday afternoon.
Harris mentioned Trump by name only once in a speech in which she leaned heavily into many of the themes of her failed campaign but took no responsibility for her historic defeat.
“Earlier today, I spoke with President-elect Trump and congratulated him on his victory,” she said three minutes into her speech. “I also told him that I would support him and his team in the transition and ensure a peaceful transfer of power.”
During the campaign, Harris and her surrogates routinely mischaracterized President Trump's peaceful transfer of power to Joe Biden in 2020.
Harris then praised her concession and planted the flag on the moral high ground.
“A fundamental principle of American democracy is that even if you lose an election, you accept the outcome,” she said. “This principle, like others, distinguishes democracies from monarchies and tyrannies, and must be respected by anyone seeking public trust.”
Formerly Harris slammed Trump has been described as a “little tyrant” in his campaign.
She added: “At the same time, in our country, we owe our allegiance to the Constitution, to our conscience and to God, not to a president or a political party.”
Harris made it clear that she didn't expect much positivity from Trump's presidency, but she delivered the usual campaign cliché about a bright future for the country.
“People feel like we're entering dark times, but for the benefit of all of us, I hope that's not the case,” she said.
Bradley Jay is Breitbart News' Capitol Hill correspondent. Follow him on X/Twitter. @BradleyAJay.
