7 Nov 2024

Kamala Harris set to deliver concession speech

From Nine To Noon, 9:05 am on 7 November 2024
Supporters of former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump celebrate as Fox News declares him the next President of the United States during an election night event at the West Palm Beach Convention Center in West Palm Beach, Florida, early on 6 November, 2024.

Supporters of Donald Trump celebrate as Fox News declares him the next US President during an election night event in West Palm Beach, Florida. Photo: AFP / Jim Watson

Vice President Kamala Harris is expected to deliver her concession speech in about an hour after the emphatic re-election of Republican Donald Trump to the Presidency, with the Senate also a Republican majority and leading in the race for the House. 

Ms Harris was defeated in most of the swing states, and the so-called Blue Wall states of Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin.

The defeat marks the beginning of deep questioning within the Democratic party - about why it failed to connect with so many voters, and where the Harris campaign fell down.

Kathryn speaks with Former US ambassador to New Zealand Mark Gilbert who has been campaigning for Kamala Harris.

She also speaks with constitutional law expert Richard Pildes from New York University, about how Donald Trump might test the boundaries of Presidential power.