Former US President Barack Obama has publicly responded to the 2024 presidential election results following Vice President Kamala Harris’s concession speech.
In a joint statement with former First Lady Michelle Obama, the former president offered congratulations to President-elect Donald Trump, while candidly acknowledging, “this is obviously not the outcome we hoped for.”
Naija News reports that the Obamas had been highly active in the final weeks of the 2024 campaign, rallying support and joining Harris on the campaign trail. Despite their efforts and the influence they wielded, Harris was unable to secure a victory.
“America is not immune” to shifts in public sentiment, the Obamas noted, attributing the Republican Party’s widespread success in national and state elections to the country’s current socio-economic climate.
“America has endured significant challenges over the past few years,” they wrote. “In a nation as vast and varied as ours, it’s…