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Kamala Harris thanks supporters, Republicans mock her video

Video clip, featuring a call to action by a defeated Kamala Harris, was deemed a PR disaster by some

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Kamala Harris in the video clip. Photo: @TheDemocrats via X

Democrat Kamala Harris came in for a deluge of mockery by Republicans and right-wing US media on Wednesday after the release of a short video clip from her first public comments since losing to Donald Trump.

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The Democratic Party posted a 28-second clip from longer remarks made by Harris in a video conference call Tuesday to thank supporters from her failed November 5 bid.

In the 13-minute call, which also featured remarks by Harris’ running mate Tim Walz, she said her supporters would not “get knocked down” after running the “unprecedented” emergency campaign against Trump in the wake of President Joe Biden’s shock decision to abandon his reelection attempt.

“The outcome of this election, obviously, is not what we wanted. It is not what we worked so hard for, but I am proud of the race we ran,” she said.

But the clip posted on the Democratic Party’s X account was cast by Republicans, amplified across Fox News-affiliated websites, as a PR disaster.

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