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‘We see you’: Healey acknowledges constituents’ fears about Trump win
"This great country of ours is bigger than any one person alone,” the Massachusetts governor said.
Gov. Maura Healey addressed Massachusetts constituents at a post-election press conference Wednesday afternoon, following former President Donald Trump’s decisive win over Vice President Kamala Harris.
“We will continue to work to govern and to lead and to work to improve the lives of people in our great state of Massachusetts,” Healey said. “We see you, whether you’re feeling a lot of feelings today, and maybe scared or feeling vulnerable. Know we’re going to work together as an administration to make sure that we’re doing what the people of Massachusetts voted for us to do when they put us in this office.”
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Healey acknowledged individuals’ concerns with the election’s outcome, saying that this is a “moment for resolve.”
“Many in our state are worried about their future,” she said. “This is a time to come together.”
The Massachusetts governor said she is willing to work with “anyone to make life better for residents in our state.”
“Whoever you are, whoever you voted for, know that we’re going to continue to work together and move forward,” she said.
Healey said the election results in Massachusetts were “pretty much consistent” with what they have been historically. Kamala Harris won 61.4% of the vote in Massachusetts over Trump, with 93.81% reporting. In 2020, President Joe Biden got 65.6% of the vote in the state, according to CNN.
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Healey also addressed questions about New Hampshire’s election results, where Harris won 51% of the state’s vote with 93% reporting, and Democrat Joyce Craig lost the gubernatorial race to former Sen. Kelly Ayotte, according to the AP.
“I’m proud of the campaign that Joyce Craig ran,” Healey said. “She would be a great governor.”
Healey said this moment is an important time to “remind everyone that this great country of ours is bigger than any one person alone.”
“We’re also a place where we will always stand up for people’s rights and freedoms,” she said. “That was true yesterday, it’s true today, and it will be true tomorrow. That’s my promise to all of you.”
Watch Healey’s post-election press conference below:
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