MSNBC political analyst and former Senator Claire McCaskill cried on-air while reacting to Kamala Harris’ concession speech late Wednesday.
“I’m so proud of her. I don’t think people realize how hard it is to get to where she was. As a woman, getting elected DA, it’s not easy guys,” McCaskill told host Nicolle Wallace.
The former Missouri lawmaker expressed her appreciation for Harris’s career and fight to win the race after Biden’s sudden withdrawal.
“And then to be vice president and to step into the most difficult situation in the world where she had to be completely loyal to Joe Biden and respectful of the fact that he had chosen her, but yet maneuver in this situation,” she said after wiping away tears.
“I mean, such political skill, it is just inspiring. People who don’t understand what she had to do to get to this moment.”
McCaskill removed her glasses for a second time to wipe away tears as she added in a broken voice: “I’m just very proud of her.”
