West Wing star Bradley Whitford unleashes verbal tirade on US over Trump's historic win

West Wing prima Bradley Whitford didn't clasp backmost from sharing his thoughts connected the US pursuing erstwhile president Donald Trump's historical win.

The 65-year-old award-winning actor, known for his relation arsenic lawman main of unit Joshua Lyman connected the governmental drama, suggested to The Independent that Vice President Kamala Harris' nonaccomplishment came apart, astatine slightest partially, due to the fact that America is simply a 'racist and sexist' country.

Whitford had campaigned for the vice president astatine a rally past period successful Wisconsin, and said helium thought the predetermination would beryllium closer, arsenic the erstwhile president secured capable electoral votes to clinch the presidency.

'I perfectly thought we were going to win,' the histrion said of Harris' team.

He past went connected to accidental helium volition present extremity governmental conversations by saying, 'You tin ne'er underestimate how... racist and sexist this state is.' 

Whitford besides had immoderate prime words for the 78-year-old president-elect.

'It is wholly bewildering to maine the cult that has formed astir a narcissist similar this, the worst idiosyncratic successful amusement business,' the histrion told The Independent extracurricular of the White House connected Wednesday.

'And that's a pugnacious category.'

But helium suggested the vice president's defeat, which came the aforesaid nighttime the GOP regained power of the Senate and apt retained its House majority, meant Democrats had to travel unneurotic and 'fight' for their values.

'Despair is simply a luxury our children cannot afford, and enactment is the antidote to despair, and we volition proceed the combat to clasp this state up to its spectacular, unfulfilled aspiration,' the histrion told the outlet.

'Cynicism and despair is what they privation you to feel, and despair is simply a luxury that the aboriginal can't afford.'

His comments came arsenic Harris officially conceded the predetermination to Trump.

The affectional vice president admitted 'this is not what we wanted' arsenic she took the signifier astatine Howard University, astir 12 hours aft the contention was officially called for the erstwhile president.

Harris, however, besides vowed to assistance with the peaceful transportation of powerfulness adjacent arsenic she said she would proceed the conflict aft Trump's ascendant victory.

'While I concede this election, I bash not concede the combat that fueled this campaign,' she said. 

Her dependable shook astatine times arsenic she addressed a monolithic assemblage of supporters astatine her alma mater. 

'My bosom is afloat today. Full of gratitude for the spot you person placed successful me. Full of emotion for our state and afloat of resolve,' she said successful her archetypal quality since voters rejected her imaginativeness for America.

'The result of this predetermination is not what we wanted, not what we fought for, not what we voted for, but perceive maine erstwhile I say, perceive maine erstwhile I say, the airy of America's committedness volition ever pain bright,' she said.

Harris thanked President Joe Biden, her family, her unit and her supporters. She besides expressed pridefulness successful her campaign. 

'Look, I americium truthful arrogant of the contention we ran. And the mode we ran it,' she said.

'Now, I cognize folks are feeling and experiencing a scope of emotions close now. I get it. But we indispensable judge the results of this election,' she said.

She went connected to archer her supporters she had spoken to Trump and congratulated him connected his victory.   

'I besides told him that we volition assistance him and his squad with their modulation and we volition prosecute successful a peaceful transportation of power.' She said she would respect the results. 

Still, the temper remained dour astatine her concession speech, with Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff seen holding backmost tears.

The 60-year-old was seen being embraced by his girl Ella arsenic his woman said: 'To my beloved Doug and our family, I emotion you truthful precise much.'

Harris' moving mate Minnesota Governor Tim Walz besides patted his bosom and appeared to besides clasp backmost tears arsenic the incumbent vice president thanked him and his family. 

Emhoff proceeded to pat Walz connected the backmost arsenic the assemblage that gathered astatine her alma mater Howard University successful Washington DC cheered them on.