Harris set to give speech after congratulating Trump on win

Kamala Harris is preparing to speak to the US public later on Wednesday after calling Donald Trump to congratulate him on his election victory.

The defeated Democrat spoke to her rival on Wednesday afternoon and they discussed “the importance of a peaceful transfer of power and being a president for all Americans”, a Harris aide told journalists.

Harris cancelled her expected election night appearance at Howard University in Washington DC, as her prospects of victory began to recede.