Kamala Harris will give a speech this afternoon in which he admits defeat in the presidential election to Donald Trump.

Here’s what you need to know.

Where will Harris make her concession speech?

Harris will appear at Howard University, her alma mater, in Washington DC to deliver a concession speech.

On election night, supporters who had gathered on the historic campus earlier in the evening were in a celebratory mood, but as the chances of a Democratic victory diminished, the mood became more somber.

Harris was scheduled to appear before the crowd on election night but did not appear. Instead, campaign co-chair Cedric Richmond took the stage to address supporters.

Harris also launched her unsuccessful campaign for the 2020 Democratic nomination at Howard and used the campus to prepare for her August debate against Trump.

When will she speak?

Her speech will take place at 4:00 PM ET.

The New York Times reported that Harris would call Trump this afternoon to concede. The concession call is not a legal requirement in the US election, and neither is the concession speech.

When has the losing candidate conceded in previous elections?

In 2016, Hilary Clinton gave a concession speech on Wednesday morning. “Donald Trump will be our president,” she said in Manhattan. “We owe him an open mind and an opportunity to lead.”

In both 2012 and 2008, the elections for Barack Obama were called before midnight.

In 2020, Trump refused to concede the US elections to Joe Biden. He has not publicly admitted that he lost.

How to watch Harris’ concession speech

Major news networks will likely broadcast the speech live. CBS will stream the speech, and CNN will likely make the speech available on its YouTube channel.

The Guardian will have a live feed of the speech and a team of reporters will cover it live on our election blog.

What did she say on election night?

Harris made no public comment after polls closed on election night, other than encouraging voters on social media to stay in line at their polling places.

Harris was expected to speak to supporters on election night. But when the results came in and it became clear that her path to victory was gone,

Richmond addressed the crowd at her election night party: “We still have votes to count. There are still states that have not yet been called.”

He confirmed that Harris would not speak but said the campaign would “continue to fight overnight to ensure that every vote is counted, that every voice has spoken.”

What you need to know about Trump’s victory speech

Appearing before supporters in Florida last night with his family, close aides and his running mate, JD Vance, Trump called his victory the “greatest political move of all time.”

“There’s never been anything like this in this country and now it’s going to reach a new level of importance because we’re going to help our country heal,” Trump said.

“We are going to establish our boundaries. We are going to fix everything in our country…I will not rest until we deliver the strong, safe, and prosperous America our children deserve. This will truly be America’s golden age.”

What happens next?

Harris will chair a joint session of Congress in January to announce the election results. On January 20, 2025, Trump will be sworn in as the 47th American president.

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