MSNBC’s Claire McCaskill cries over Kamala Harris’ concession speech

MSNBC expert Claire McCaskill collapsed down successful tears unrecorded connected aerial complete Vice President Kamala Harris’ concession reside – because she was “so proud” of nan grounded statesmanlike candidate.

McCaskill could beryllium heard crying successful nan inheritance while MSNBC aired Harris’ reside astatine Howard University connected Wednesday afternoon.

“I deliberation I’m OK,” nan erstwhile Democratic legislator from Missouri told big Nicole Wallace when nan cameras returned to nan studio.

“Well, I’m truthful proud… I’m truthful proud of her,” she added, breaking down again.

“I don’t deliberation group recognize really difficult it is to get to wherever she was,” she continued.

“As a woman, getting elected DA is not easy, guys. People don’t spot women to beryllium successful complaint of making decisions astir life and decease and crime and being, frankly, a supervisor successful immoderate ways complete police.

“Her fighting done nan superior thicket of California authorities to go lawyer general, really hard. This is really difficult stuff.”

McCaskill – who mislaid her legislature spot to Republican Josh Hawley successful 2018 – also praised Harris for bouncing backmost from her grounded White House bid up of nan 2020 election.

“For her to beryllium selected arsenic vice president aft what I deliberation she would show you was a very disappointing statesmanlike race, wherever I deliberation she benignant of mislaid her footing and was listening excessively overmuch to consultants frankly and…didn’t really exude who she was…” McCaskill, 71, trailed off.

In her concession speech, Harris urged her supporters to “never springiness up nan fight.”

“To nan young group who are watching, it is OK to consciousness sad and disappointed, but please cognize it’s going to beryllium OK,” Harris, 60, said successful precocious day remarks connected nan field of her alma mater — hours aft she called Donald Trump, 78, to connection congratulations.

“On nan campaign, I would often say, ‘When we fight, we win.’ But here’s nan thing: Sometimes nan conflict takes a while. That doesn’t mean we won’t win,” she insisted.