Former President Barack Obama released a statement after Vice President Kamala Harris’ blowout election loss to former President Donald Trump.
In a statement posted to social media, Obama partially admitted to a few reasons that were responsible for Harris’s defeat.
“As I said on the campaign trail, America has been through a lot over the last few years — from a historic pandemic and price hikes resulting from the pandemic,
to rapid change and the feeling a lot of folks have that, no matter how hard they work, treading water is the best they can do,” Obama said.
“Those conditions have created headwinds for democratic incumbents around the world, and last night showed that America is not immune.