Barack Obama additionally voiced delight over the efforts of Vice President Kamala Harris.
Washington:
Former president Barack Obama on Wednesday congratulated Donald Trump on his election victory, noting the significance of a peaceable switch of energy.
Obama’s feedback stand in stark distinction with Trump’s unprecedented refusal 4 years in the past to concede defeat to Joe Biden, culminating with the violent assault by his supporters on the US Capitol on January 6, 2021.
“That is clearly not the result we had hoped for,” Obama mentioned in a press release. “However dwelling in a democracy is about recognizing that our perspective will not all the time win out, and being prepared to simply accept the peaceable switch of energy.”
The ex-president additionally voiced delight over the efforts of Vice President Kamala Harris and her working mate Tim Walz, who have been soundly overwhelmed within the election.
Obama referred to as them “two extraordinary public servants who ran a exceptional marketing campaign.”
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