British Herald - November - December 2020

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KAMALA HARRIS- First, Not The Last

Like raindrops falling on parched, sundried earth, her magical words calmed the frayed nerves of millions of Americans who waited
with trepidation for the outcome of the nail-biting, nauseating cliff-hanger election, exacerbated by an incumbent president who would not concede defeat. “We did it, we did it, Joe. You are gonna be the next President of the United States,” a beaming Senator
Kamala Harris dressed in a running outfit and wearing shades, told Democratic candidate Joe Biden over the phone on November 7.

The short video of her phone call went viral as soon as it was posted on her Twitter page. Watching the video, millions of US citizens and people around the world knew they were witnessing history in the making and the media went gaga. Once the president-elect takes the oath of office, his running mate, Harris, will become the first woman, the first AfroAmerican, and the first South Asian-American to occupy Number One Observatory Circle, the official residence of the US vice president.