Former President Barack Obama (2009-2017) lamented Wednesday that in recent years there have been conditions that have created “headwinds for democratic rulers around the world.”and noted that Tuesday’s election results showed that “America is not immune to them.”
“These problems have a solution, but only if we listen to each other and respect the constitutional principles and democratic norms that have made this country great,” he said in a statement posted on his social networks shortly after the vice president, Kamala Harris, appeared at Howard University in Washington, after assuming her defeat.
Obama has pointed out to pandemic, rising prices and the feeling “many people have that no matter how hard they work, the best they can do is stay afloat” as some of the global issues causing these headwinds.
The former speaker, who has played a major role in the Harris campaign, has said he is very proud of both the candidate and her running mate, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, and thanked all the staff who had worked to get Harris into the White House.
“It’s not the outcome we had hoped for given our deep disagreements with the Republican ticket on a whole host of issues, but it living in a democracy is about recognizing that our point of view will not always win out“, he said after congratulating former President Donald Trump on his victory.
According to Obama, progress requires “good faith and grace” even with those with whom one disagrees. “That’s how we got here, and that’s how we will continue to build a country that is more just and fair, more equal and more free,” he concluded.
The Obamas’ relationship with Harris
Throughout the end of this campaign, both he and his wife, Michelle, have had starring roles at some of the rallies. held in key states.
The relationship between Harris and Obama goes back 20 years.when she was a district attorney in San Francisco and helped organize a fundraiser for Obama’s then Senate campaign.
The vice president was also one of the first to endorse Obama in his 2008 presidential race and volunteered for his campaign in Iowa.