Harris vows to help Trump after Republicans return to White House

Kamala Harris has vowed to "help" Donald Trump in the handover of power following the Republican's resounding victory in the race for the White House that has sent shock waves across the United States and the world.
"We have to accept the results of this election. Earlier today, I spoke with President-elect Trump and congratulated him on his victory," Harris told supporters in a concession speech at Howard University in Washington.
"I also told him that we would help him and his transition team and that we would participate in the peaceful transition of power," she added, as quoted by AFP.
"The outcome of this election is not what we wanted, it's not what we fought for, it's not what we voted for, but hear me when I say that the light of the American promise will always burn bright as long as we never give up and as long as we keep fighting," she told her supporters.
The Republican billionaire's stunning comeback is all the more unusual given that his third campaign was marked by two attempted murders, four indictments and one felony conviction.
In his victory speech, Donald Trump, who will be sworn in on January 20, called for "unity" after insulting his rival himself during the campaign.
The Republican hasn't spoken publicly since, but according to his team, during a phone call with Kamala Harris, he reiterated the need to "unite the country."
Donald Trump also received congratulations from Barack Obama and President Joe Biden, who invited the billionaire to the White House.
The 81-year-old Democratic leader will address the nation on November 7 to discuss the election results.
While the Republican's return to the White House has sparked euphoria among millions of Americans, especially in rural areas, many others are stunned, worried by his increasingly strident rhetoric.
Donald Trump, the second US president to win two inconsecutive terms in more than a century, left the White House in 2021 without conceding defeat. Then his supporters stormed the Capitol, causing unimaginable chaos.
But as in 2016, the Republican leader managed to convince Americans that he understood their day-to-day problems better than anyone.
Better, at any rate, than Kamala Harris, who had to run a lightning campaign after Joe Biden's spectacular withdrawal in July. | BGNES