Harris is now the second Democratic candidate to lose to Trump and not speak to his supporters on election night

Vice President Kamala Harris rallied her distraught Democratic supporters last night, drawing attention to a similar decision made by former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in November 2016.

Both Democrats would have become the country's first female presidents if they had defeated Trump.

When the race was called for Trump in 2016, Clinton didn't address her supporters until the next morning. Harris will speak to fans on Wednesday evening.

At the time, some critics criticized Clinton for not giving a consolation speech at the Javits Center in New York that evening. Instead, Clinton allowed her campaign manager, John Podesta, to speak briefly with her supporters.

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Hillary Clinton and Vice President Kamala Harris (Getty Images)

The following day, Clinton urged her supporters to “accept this outcome and then look to the future.”

“Donald Trump will be our president. We owe him an open mind and a chance to lead,” she said.

Likewise, Harris supporters streamed out of the wake party at Howard University on Tuesday night after learning from a Harris speaker that she would not address the crowd.

Social media users quickly took note and criticized the vice president for not showing a face after her supporters waited hours for her to come out.

Former President Trump speaks during a campaign rally on September 25, 2024 in Mint Hill, North Carolina. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

“Kamala Harris had like 10,000 people at her watch party and didn’t even show up,” one user wrote on X. “Apparently her time meant nothing to her. That final act is so reflective of why she lost.”

Another user wrote: “Harris didn’t even show up to her own campaign party last night to greet her supporters. This just shows what an elitist she is and how much she has messed up the party by thinking this is okay.”

Harris called Trump on Wednesday to formally abandon the race. Clinton urged Trump to concede on election night 2016.

According to a staff memo sent to Fox News by Harris' campaign manager Jen O'Malley Dillon, Dillon said Wednesday: “Losing is incredibly painful.”

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President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris (Aaron Schwartz/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

“Just moments ago, the Vice President contacted President Trump about conceding the race,” the email said. “In the call, she told him that she would work with President Biden to ensure a peaceful transfer of power, unlike what we saw in 2020. She also made it clear that she hopes he will be a president for all Americans.”

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Harris was selected by the DNC over the summer after President Biden withdrew from his re-election bid following his weak debate performance against Trump and just a week after an assassination attempt against him. Harris previously ran for president in 2020, but her campaign was short-lived. She left in December 2019 due to a lack of campaign funds.

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