Harris Reacts To McConnell Accepting the Election Results: ‘It Would Have Been Better if It Were Earlier’

Vice President-elect Kamala Harris says she applauds Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) for publicly acknowledging the outcome of the presidential election and speaking to President-elect Joe Biden.

But, she wishes he had done so earlier.

In her first solo-interview since the election set to air on Wednesday morning — a portion of which was released on Tuesday night — Harris addressed McConnell’s decision to acknowledge that Biden is the president-elect.

She told ABC’s Robin Roberts, “I think it’s critically important that the leaders of our government, especially those who are elected to the highest officesm that we dedicate ourselves to a peaceful transition of power, and to an adherence to, and a respect for, the Constitution of the United States and our electoral system.”

“We literally take an oath, each one of us, when we take these offices to support and defend the Constitution of the United States. And so, I applaud 👤Mitch McConnell for talking to Joe Biden today.”

Still, she said, “It would have been better if it were earlier, but it happened, and that’s what’s most important… Let’s move forward. And where we can find common purpose and common ground, let’s do that.”