‘Feels heavy’: Dejected Kamala Harris appears in video for supporters

Kamala Harris has made her first public remarks since her loss to Donald Trump and looking tired and beat she seemed a lot less positive.

Kamala Harris has acknowledged to her supporters that her loss to President Donald Trump still “feels heavy,” in widely mocked remarks delivered after her post-Election Day holiday.

That the remarks went live at all showed Ms Harris’s staff “hated,” her, a conservative commentator quipped.

“I know this is an uncertain time. I’m clear-eyed about that,” Ms Harris, looking dejected, said during a virtual meeting with her grassroots supporters.

“I know you’re clear-eyed about it, and it feels heavy,” she continued in her first public remarks since her concession speech at Washington DC’s Howard University earlier this month, reported the New York Post.

“I just have to remind you, don’t you ever let anybody take your power from you,” Ms Harris added.

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“You have the same power that you did before November 5th, and you have the same purpose that you did, and you have the same ability to engage and inspire.”

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz preceded Ms Harris on the call and also appeared glum.

“Candidly, it’s a bit scary,” he said of Mr Trump’s win.

“I hope all of you take care of yourselves, take care of your families, find a place in your community to heal — both yourselves and your community,” Mr Walz added, before introducing the vice president.

Kamala Harris seemed dejected in the virtual meeting.

But she urged her supporters to continue to engage.

Neither offered an explanation for how their well-funded campaign (Ms Harris raised more than $US1 billion between July and November) managed to lose every swing state, the Electoral College and the popular vote to Mr Trump.

A snippet of Harris’ 10-minute pep talk to supporters was shared on X/Twitter by the Democratic National Committee — and roundly ridiculed by Republicans.

“The dial-up modem sound played on an infinite loop is more bearable than 28 seconds of whatever this is,” Congresswoman Virginia Foxx wrote.

“I’d read a 5000 word article on how this got approved for release,” Ben Williamson, a Republican staffer and former Trump White House aide, tweeted.

Donald Trump has been all smiles since his win. (Photo by JEFF KOWALSKY / AFP)

“A final 30 seconds of circular references for the road,” another social media user remarked, referencing Ms Harris’ frequent “word salad” on the campaign trail.

“No video like this would ever have been released by a politician who is not hated by her staff,” wrote Dan McLaughlin, a writer for conservative publication National Review.

Last week, Ms Harris and second gentleman Doug Emhoff jetted off to Hawaii for a vacation — opting to skip the so-called “losers party” at the White House during which donors and insiders converged at the executive mansion over the weekend.

A hand fan depicting US Vice President Kamala Harris lays on a sidewalk in Washington, DC, on November 6, 2024. (Photo by Bastien INZAURRALDE / AFP)

“We are all in this together, all right? We are all in this together,” Ms Harris said near the end of her remarks, before wishing her supporters “a happy thanksgiving”.

“I wish for you that you are surrounded by the people you love and who love you.

“I encourage you to be around family in whatever way you compose that family,” she continued.

“We are powerful, those of us who love our country, and we’ve got a lot of work to do.”

This story appeared in the New York Post and is reproduced with permission.

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