FULL SPEECH: Kamala Harris addresses the nation for the first time as vice president-elect

Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) on Saturday delivered an emotional victory speech as the vice president-elect, touching on her personal journey and applauding Americans for ushering in a "new day" by voting for her and President-elect Joe Biden.
Harris, who spoke before a jubilant crowd in Wilmington, Del., before introducing the former vice president, began her speech invoking the late civil rights icon Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.), saying “Democracy is not a state, it’s an act.”
She went on to praise those who had voted in the election, which had been called for her and Biden earlier on Saturday after days of vote counting.
"When our very democracy was on the ballot in this election, with the very soul of America at stake, and the world watching, you ushered in a new day for America," she said.
“You have protected the integrity of our democracy, and to the American people who make up our beautiful country,” Harris added later. “Thank you for turning out in record numbers to make your voices heard.”
Harris, like Biden, was greeted by a cacophony of cheers and car horns from the socially distanced crowd.
“You chose Joe Biden as the next president of the United States of America,” Harris said.
The vice-president-to-be described Biden, 77, as a “healer,” who would be able to bring the deeply divided country together.
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[@danielr82]

Hold on, "Joe had the audacity to break one of the most substantial barriers that exists in our country and select a woman vice president." That's what the republicans did over a decade ago with McCain Palin.

[@danielr82]

@marcus burnett I quite agree (speaking from a country that has had multiple female leaders) it is long past time that a woman was able to attain the position of at least vice president. But Joe picking Kamal was not breaking that glass ceiling, it had been broken ~12-13 years ago when John McCain picked Sarah Pailin as a vice presidential running mate. And if there was a glass ceiling as to whether you could be selected for high office positions, Hillary broke that glass ceiling 4 years ago when she was selected to run for president. It is possible to do a good thing without needing to re-write history to attempt to make your achievement greater than it is.

[@sveletemelody]

You chose platitudes when you chose Kamala who could be the next president at any moment and who no one voted for in the primaries.

[@alexedwards514]

Sounds like Janice from friends. Can't wait to hear her for 4 years as president........

[@MyPerennial]

1% vote in the democratic primary. Dropped out before CA had a say. Anointed by the Democratic Machine. Brought to you by the people!

[@bennybundi9671]

Wasn’t pence then appointed by the republican machine?

[@MyPerennial]

@@bennybundi9671 Yes but Kamala will become president

[@justcliff3261]

She is giving me the Olivia Pope vibe ready to clean shit up and i love it

[@justcliff3261]

@harrylongbaugh1 what makes you say that ???because she beats trump his ass?

[@justcliff3261]

@sunny day i look at the future and the future means no more TRUMP ,so she can start cleaning the donalds his shit from today on

[@justcliff3261]

@sunny day you right i dont care ,did people care about hitlers past ??

[@justcliff3261]

@sunny day wowwww

[@justcliff3261]

@sunny day i dont support hitler that was before my time ,i like modern day leaders fighting for there country khaddafi etc etc

[@diekatze9361]

Are they at a parking lot ? What's up with the horns ?

[@renegraider]

They have like 5 jeeps in front of them

[@carltonmcgee8878]

This shit was so scripted it reminded me of the movie The Manchurian Candidate. Peace.

[@WISDOMCROW]

I think I simply just LOVE her!

[@WISDOMCROW]

@Der König One thing that stands out the most is that she supports legalization of marijuana. I don't smoke reefer but legalizing the ganja will be the best thing for the economy.

[@NixFae]

Why are there SO MANY ads on this video

[@markgatti9928]

In the future fast foward to the end of the video and hit the replay button... Ads gone

[@itzcrystalzz]

@Lucky Joestar no just go to the end of the video and replay it and boom no ads lol

[@RogerM88]

The printing money machine from the Federal...gonna make more noise then the ballot printer.

[@scotusgate3418]

Don't thank us Kamala, Thank Dominion Voting Systems !

[@nemeseax7123]

Thank mail in ballots

[@duanen2337]

Thank God

[@babykevinxoxo]

its not over

[@midfie1]

She should keep her mouth shut

[@Les020519]

Get over yourself!

[@Les020519]

Ooh that hurt... 😩

[@christinerodriguez3976]

Yayyyyy!!!!

[@chachita369]

✊Absolutely Stunning✊

[@officialtoiletpaper]

First female vice president not to mention she’s black and asian! YES GIRL YOU GO.

[@ojpistorius6369]

ya go girl Go back were u came from and shut up

[@ojpistorius6369]

@marcus burnett please tell me why that would be better

[@monkeytime9851]

Is she the first female vice president for any reason other than she's female? Is there any argument to be made that she's actually a good choice?

[@monkeytime9851]

@marcus burnett If they are good then sure. But please please, no more electing/selecting people simply because of their gender/race/etc.

[@officialtoiletpaper]

@@monkeytime9851 that’s not the point. i’m just mentioning that she’s making history

[@omarprince3755]

Beautiful women time has come for a change . 2020 has been hell. And the angels Kamala and Biden came to give us hope peace

[@khanumaer2428]

That little girl was me

[@polipolimaui]

Kamala: Haha it was a debate, hahaha it literally was a debate hahaha.

[@ericb9268]

Why do some hill videos have liberal comments and other ones have conservative comments?

[@ericb9268]

@@jimjam303 which ones lack intellect 😂

[@nemeseax7123]

Because all of us are allowed to comment

[@ericb9268]

@@jimjam303 💯

[@sandrabradley4836]

Sun shine, GOD will save us.

[@the_maskedtoaster844]

You mean the God, America has been abandoning for the last decade .

[@rongerard3191]

He already has

[@rendicahyadis3856]

Good evening

[@brar5770]

Hello

[@syshorizonenterprises7893]

She is going to act like an actress. God bless America. Hopefully Joe will do a great job. America needs it.

[@USARMYvietnamVET1969]

Sure, I agree he was ineffective for 47 years and enriched himself to the tune of being a multi millionaire at our countries expense... like Harry Truman said, any politician that becomes rich in office is a crook.....

[@frizzleskillet]

Well this aged well.

[@Leonemus]

im not crying youre crying...Love her

[@icantplaythepiano6396]

i mean i am crying yes

[@SunShine-iz3id]

God save us

[@Les020519]

He did!

[@waynehand6067]

We are doomed!!! Welcome Dum and Dummer

[@Les020519]

Do you guys know how to speak other than name calling? It’s pathetic...

[@SunShine-iz3id]

@@Les020519 what did I name call you

[@Les020519]

@@SunShine-iz3id it’s @ Wayne hand with his dumb and dumber comment.

[@nosugarcoating9778]

Biden / Harris 2020 🇺🇸

[@bigreputxtion5500]

@Coby Larson Because of the white privilege? Because of the supremacy of men? Because of the injustice in the country? Do you know how many people died?

[@bigreputxtion5500]

@marcus burnett I get so mad everytime some "genius" brains say "rAcE dOeS nOt mAtTer lEt's sEe sOmE wOrk" like yeah, we want to see some hardwork too, but come on, from burning the witches to the vice president, can you see how far we've been? this is so incredible, I'm so proud that women can loud their voices more, i saw that here. i hope everyone will be equal and the privileges will end soon, and i hope Kamala will be good for us.

[@erickaulloa5665]

Wow this so inspirational to me really we women we can do anything we want to be.

[@labpuppy4u]

@harrylongbaugh1 Yep ... and old Willie Brown advised her not to take the VP slot too. Makes ya wonder ... ???

[@valmir144]

@harrylongbaugh1 I am a man and men seem to always have a stone in their hand when they see a successful woman

[@fastd63]

@@valmir144 She protected church rapist for money and their endorsement. She victimized rape victims for money and power.

[@Julchan88]

Kameltoe Harris

[@intercommerce]

Really? Being a gender is not an accomplishment. Be inspired by her accomplishments, not her biology.

[@syshorizonenterprises7893]

I don't like her smile. She laughed so hard because SHE is the first WOMAN Vice President. I want to know her ability because very real that she might be the president.

[@elizabethworkman6614]

Is it a crime to laugh?

[@valmir144]

She´s got plenty of time to learn, I guess

[@syshorizonenterprises7893]

@@elizabethworkman6614 No, but she laughs so hard here because she made history as the First Black Woman vice president with a very high chance of being a president because of the high age of the president. She still mentioned a few times of Black women. Now it is time to get united of the people who voted for Joe and who did not. It doesn't matter what color a person is and what gender

[@syshorizonenterprises7893]

@@elizabethworkman6614 I pray you can understand

[@gerardgauthier4876]

Its funny how she doesn't mention the truth or even hint at the truth... We used our vote to get rid of him(Trump) and that consequence is Biden and you.

[@Mylesvance]

BLACK GIRL MAGIC

[@bantumwt]

She is not qualified to be vice president or president.

[@garyk2629]

Better than having Trump.

[@ctm1070]

Gary K a turd sandwich is better than trump that doesn’t say a Lot for Harris or Biden

[@bantumwt]

@@garyk2629 At least with Trump we had a strong military, a booming economy, protections of constitutional rights, a strong Veterans' healthcare, increase in jobs, the largest petroleum exporter in the World. Biden and Harris are Marxist leaning and threaten all of those things and much more.

[@hjarra1584]

Lets just hope we don't get attacked while she is in power if Biden's health declines. She is more suited towards heading a smaller branch of government.

[@peterb.7471]

@@hjarra1584 I'm not worried about US being attacked. The MIC (Raytheon, Lockheed Martin, boing, etc.) were big backers of Biden/Harris so expect some new foreign wars stating before 2022!

[@gregsentertainment]

Why has The Hill declared the winner? Did Trump concede?

[@tingtang9302]

because they want to get back to drone bombing children

[@bongcayabyab1629]

BIDEN AND KAMALA are the greatest magician of all time. Thousands of votes suddenly appeared while Americans were sleeping.

[@nemeseax7123]

God bless mail in voting

[@ADreamchild]

Lol! Truth!

[@tracey6999]

We love you Kamala you make me very proud ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹

[@SwordOfJustice444]

You didn't win, Joe.

[@yamibaje]

I LOVE you Kamala!

[@syshorizonenterprises7893]

Don't love a person. Love what she can do. Tell me what she has done and what she will do.

[@WhatShallEyeDo4U]

Who wrote this speech for her...? 🤔😂

[@macristinamanzano6968]

Congrats America for making the right choice. I PRAY FOR THE HEALING AND JUSTICE.

[@nemeseax7123]

If you are praying for justice, then pray that these traitors and scammers get the sentence they deserve soon after the Supreme Court solve this circus !

[@macristinamanzano6968]

@@nemeseax7123 exactly what I mean.

[@debrakimbrough142]

She needs better acting skills. Maybe she'll appoint her Empire nephew to coach her & other Bejing Biden cabinet members. "...made sure every vote was counted"....by China & Venezuela!

[@brandonmarling6386]

She creeps me out lol.

[@veeb1426]

Sorry a strong black woman terrifies you. Sit down Sir.

[@officialtoiletpaper]

as she should. stay terrified😚

[@matthewkopp2391]

vee b I appreciate strong black women politicians like Nina Turner, I don't appreciate black corporate puppets like Harris or Clyburn. Wake up ma'am.

[@msdeeds2279]

Look in the mirror please

[@syshorizonenterprises7893]

I agree... a strong woman that has ability is Candance Owens. Candance has ideas to help black people. Harris is just so happy that she made history as the first black WOMAN vice preside. Not because of her ability.

[@dougiedoright2596]

Good grief

[@jonathanrowan8977]

Did you see her eyes at 4:06

[@whoswhoo]

Genuine speech genuine woman one we can all respect. Its a great day for women and especially women of colour . Im so happy so relieved that the Trump era is over . We can all breathe again .

[@kaylag9474]

Lol how can we respect someone who has flip flopped on every policy she's ever voted so long as it would further her position. Anyone who knows her background would not call her a respectable women. Low information voters should have done their research about her before voting for her, cuz let's face it, a vote for biden was not a vote for biden. It was a vote for Harris. Who has sold out her own African American community in California time and time again. Yea.. she's real respectable..

[@polipolimaui]

She will be better than Trump, who wouldn't be. However, you can see a lot about her but genuine is definitely not one of them. There is a list of things that show that she is not genuine and you only have to look at her time as DA and AG to see that.

[@QuinnBlessed93]

Her record speaks for itself. She shouldn’t be in any office, especially Vice President.

[@WelshSwan1986]

In fairness, don't worry too much. If she does make it to VP, she will run for President in 2024 and get beaten by whoever the GOP put up. She is NOT all that popular.

[@waynehand6067]

KH is shady. I thought she called Biden racist and all kinds of stuff. Don't trust her as far as I could throw her.

[@craftpaint1644]

If she doesn't stop these God forsaken riots, she must step down ! I also expect everyone that voted for her administration to demand the same !

[@matthewkopp2391]

Do you really think that will happen? I don't like a lot of BLM politics but their Demand for police reform I support 100%. Politicians like Biden and Harris built the police state do you really think they will dismantle the police state? No they won't. So people will continue to protest the police.

[@nemeseax7123]

Disgrace! But not for a long time!

[@TheGaryDaniel]

Her laugh is very cringy

[@syshorizonenterprises7893]

That is the laugh because she made history by becoming the first black Vice President with a very old president. What are her ideas? What can she do?

[@bigreputxtion5500]

Nah, sounds like victory to me :)

[@aghrivavarani9180]

Congratulations for Kamala Harris. A dream comes true. God bless you from Germany ✌🇩🇪

[@markuadummy.helton5953]

What a load of crap

[@TopQ428]

This is what democracy is truly about no more hatred and no more criminal behavior ... God Bless America 🇺🇸

[@TopQ428]

Let's Make America Great Again 👍

[@marieque9298]

Love You Kamala, so proud to call you my vice president 🇺🇲❤✊

[@sandrabradley4836]

Now you know why everybody is leaving California.

[@XxhimynameiscynxX]

Really? I live here and seems over populated still

[@officialtoiletpaper]

mmmmm nope people are actually moving here

[@rocoroco814]

Look at the vote count compared to every other state... lol I hope they all leave though

[@duanen2337]

Nope, still overcrowded. But I hope everyone leaves so I can get places in a decent time

[@XxhimynameiscynxX]

@@duanen2337 agreed. If they all leave then we can have a more affordable and less crowded state 🤘

[@TruckerClockwhoWantsit]

Is she missing some spine or muscles in her neck to keep her head from wobbling?

[@sveletemelody]

a typical puppet

[@harpreetpannu2267]

I dont know about you guys man but doesnt she sound soo fake??

[@monkeytime9851]

I agree. She has never seemed remotely genuine to me, she's clearly a bought and paid for opportunist, and you can verify it if you look even slightly into her past record.

[@harpreetpannu2267]

@@monkeytime9851 its crazy.

[@itsyaboiradargaming4377]

Why is she addressing the nation?

[@ctya72]

Nope

[@ctya72]

@@itsyaboiradargaming4377 because they won. Nothing new. Same as prior VPs

[@bongcayabyab1629]

TOTALLY POWERLESS EVEN WE KNEW IT IS COMING... The media and big-tech companies are owned by the greedy oligarchs. They want to control the economy and the entire government systems to the detriment of American lives and welfare. This is a battle between good and evil.

[@monkeytime9851]

I don't think she could come across as any more phony if she tried.

[@nicks.161]

Don't celebrate to early!

[@sandrabradley4836]

Just think how she is going to feel when she goes to jail and See's everyone she put there.

[@swapnajeetpandey4821]

Is she a bad lady ?

[@Lalox16x]

@@swapnajeetpandey4821 yea just look at the primaries when tulsi called her out

[@nemeseax7123]

Hahaha can't wait

[@scotusgate3418]

That's my President!! =D

[@freespeech9756]

Premature arizona is not done, neither geogia north Carolina alaska. Loses az biden does not have 270

[@KevinJohnson-ov8bb]

It isn’t over yet, don’t try to make it seem that way

[@SunShine-iz3id]

Lol

[@deirdrehohn1704]

She is going to be a wonderful Vice President! I am so glad I voted for her! I am so happy we have a black woman in the White House!

[@teenabrunk83]

The voters made the right choice finally a competent Female Vice President In the game.

[@nemeseax7123]

Some voters and a lot of fraudulent ballots lol

[@syshorizonenterprises7893]

it is not about a woman or a man, it is about what they can do...

[@teenabrunk83]

she’s made history !

[@teenabrunk83]

What planet have you been on for last 4 years ?

[@syshorizonenterprises7893]

@@teenabrunk83 last 2 years my life finally changed for the best. I witnessed some much wealth was made my one of Trump's post. I pray for your finance wellbeing. If you are not doing well, don't complain and don't blame other. Look into yourself first.

[@sandrabradley4836]

Can the wizard of Oz replace the soul she sold?

[@sunshine22723]

What will Harris spouse be called? Harris why is she not being transparent on whether her spouse will leave his partnership at DLA Piper?

[@jillfeatherman5523]

I feel nauseous.

[@jasonmenendez2041]

So go choke on your vomit. We'll still be here.

[@jillfeatherman5523]

@@jasonmenendez2041 Not a chance. I’m just gonna sit back now and enjoy the show. Good luck!!

[@jamielt55]

We choose you and Joe but science is questionable! Please don’t blindly follow the science and demand that everyone wear a mask and get a vaccination! We are praying for you and President Elect Joe Biden! To God be the glory and may God truly bless America!

[@stanleyhape8427]

Lmao

[@rnendzame]

Fake news

[@officialtoiletpaper]

I love seeing Trump supporters CRY, it's my daily medicine, my weekly energy, my monthly inspiration and my yearly motivation. Their loss is the only reason i'm still alive, i was born to love and enjoy the failure that they have achieved.

[@kikiwhitt230]

Really? You Democraps cried and whined for the last 4 years. You have voted for a man about to be kicked out of office and this woman will be your president. You are delusional.. I’m grabbing a glass of iced tea and sitting back for all the drama that is about to unfold. 🤣😀🤣😀🤣😀🙄

[@bigreputxtion5500]

@@officialtoiletpaper mood, let the boomers cry lol, they can't even process the loss.

[@hjarra1584]

She gets high on something. Not sure if it's valium related or not yet.

[@killgoredalen]

Yeah but she ain't vice president shit all. Its not certified

[@LemDAwG18-90]

Lame

[@matthewslifecrisis2701]

Good evening