Kamala Harris has called Donald Trump to congratulate him on winning the 2024 presidential election, according to a senior Harris aide.
The vice president talked about the importance of a peaceful transfer of power and being a president for all Americans, the aide said.
Trump spokesperson Steven Cheung said in a statement that Trump acknowledged Harris’ “strength, professionalism, and tenacity throughout the campaign, and both leaders agreed on the importance of unifying the country.”
Harris is set to give remarks Wednesday at Howard University at 4 p.m.
Trump, who overperformed his 2020 margins across the map this election cycle, became the second U.S. president to regain the Oval Office after losing once before.
Harris and Trump campaigned aggressively across the battleground states in the lead-up to the election but it was Trump who was able to win over Michigan, North Carolina, Georgia, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.
Trump’s political comeback follows the final five months of his campaign that included his felony convictions on 34 charges and rhetoric that frustrated broad segments of the electorate. He also claimed her would retaliate against his political opponents and critics and called for members of the media to be prosecuted, locked up and deported.
In January, Trump will work with a Republican Senate, while control of the House is yet to be determined.
