Washington — Vice President Kamala Harris will speak Wednesday at 4:00 PM ET from Howard University in Washington, D.C., after she defeated by former President Donald Trump in the race for the White House.
CBS News estimates that Harris had won 222 electoral votes, fewer than the 276 that Trump, her Republican opponent, had collected. Trump surpassed the 270 electoral votes needed to secure the presidency just after 5:30 a.m. ET Wednesday, after locking down the battlegrounds of Georgia, North Carolina, Pennsylvania And Wisconsin.
Harris was expected to address supporters on election night at Howard, the historically black college from which she graduated in 1986 but never made it to her alma mater as the results started rolling in. Instead, campaign chairman Cedric Richmond sent the gathered crowd home and said Harris would deliver remarks on Wednesday.
Election Day on November 5 concluded a chaotic and historic presidential election cycle with two presidential elections murder attempts against Trump and was in an uproar when President Biden announced he would be leaving the race after a disastrous debate performance in late June.
Harris quickly announced her own candidacy for the White House and Democrats quickly united around her as their choice to take on Trump. Her appointment was confirmed at the Democratic National Committee in Chicago in August, where Harris made history as the first woman of color to top a major party ticket.
How to watch Harris’ comments
- What: Vice President Kamala Harris will deliver remarks
- When: Wednesday November 6
- Time: 4:00 PM ET
- Location: Howard University in Washington, DC
- Online stream: Live on CBS News 24/7 in the player above or on your mobile or streaming device
