In Oakland, Calif., the birthplace of Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, Mayor Libby Schaaf was in tears on Saturday as she spoke in regards to th
In Oakland, Calif., the birthplace of Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, Mayor Libby Schaaf was in tears on Saturday as she spoke in regards to the victory.
“I’m proud, I’m relieved. I’m joyful,” Ms. Schaaf stated in an interview, her voice cracking with emotion with almost each phrase. “We’ll lastly have decency and compassion in our nation’s highest workplace.”
Outdoors her residence within the Oakland hills residents rang cowbells and whooped and cheered. Her husband dashed out of the home to share champagne with a neighbor.
Ms. Schaaf has sparred with President Trump repeatedly over immigration and Mr. Trump’s characterization of Oakland as wracked with violence.
“These cities, it’s like residing in hell,” Mr. Trump stated in June, singling out Oakland and Detroit, amongst different cities. Ms. Schaaf on Saturday stated she was elated to place that behind her.
“To have a White Home that was a relentless supply of battle was exhausting. And to must battle your individual federal authorities throughout one of many worst crises this world has ever seen was untenable,” Ms. Schaaf stated. “Now we could have allies within the White Home — and notably could have a vice President who grew up on our soil, who grew up with our values, who grew up combating for a similar imaginative and prescient of a simply and equitable world.”“It is sort of a complete new world,” Ms. Schaaf stated.