Kamala Harris says ‘we did it’ in call with Joe Biden as she becomes first female VP-elect

‘You’re going to be the next president’, said Kamala Harris to Joe Biden in celebratory phone call

Kamala Harris said “we did it” as she and Joe Biden were announced as winners in the 2020 US presidential election, and celebrated with a phone call.

In a statement posted on Twitter, Ms Harris said the election was “about so much more” than her and Joe Biden, who became president-elect on Saturday after Pennsylvania was called for the Democratic presidential nominee.

“This election is about so much more than Joe Biden or me. It’s about the soul of America and our willingness to fight for it,” wrote Ms Harris.

“We have a lot of work ahead of us. Let’s get started.”

She posted several minutes later with a video, in which she phoned Mr Biden to celebrate their election victory.

“We did it. We did it Joe. You’re going to be the next president of the United States,” said Ms Harris, who was on the phone with the now president elect.

She appeared to have been on a walk with her husband, Doug Emhoff, at the time the news broke.

He wrote in tweet that he was “so proud” of the the 56-year-old, sharing a picture of the couple hugging after the announcement that Ms Harris and Mr Biden had won.

She will become the first woman, first Black American and first Asian American elected as vice president. 

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