Statement from Congressman Dan Goldman on the Results of the 2024 Presidential Election

New York, NY - Congressman Dan Goldman (NY-10) today issued the following statement on the results of the 2024 Presidential Election. 

 

“Donald Trump won the election to be our 47th President and every American must accept that result, even though it is not the outcome many of us worked so hard for. Our democracy depends on our adherence to the rule of law and the peaceful transfer of power; that sacrosanct principle applies equally when we lose. 

 

“I am grateful to Vice President Harris and Governor Walz for centering their patriotic campaign of optimism around our Party’s commitment to lift up every American, regardless of background, and ensure that the American Dream is accessible to all. 

 

“These are uncertain times. We now face the prospect of authoritarian leadership that threatens to strip Americans of their individual freedoms and fundamental rights, destabilize democracy around the globe, exact revenge and retribution against dissent, and compromise our right to vote in free and fair elections. America has chosen Donald Trump to lead this nation but not to indulge his darkest instincts or undermine the foundations of our democracy and the rule of law. 

 

“While the Democratic Party must engage in deep introspection about the disappointing results from Tuesday, it is incumbent upon all of us—Democrats and Republicans alike—to preserve and protect our democratic institutions and ideals.

 

“As Democrats, we will always seek common ground to solve the problems facing the American people, but we must not—and will not—compromise our values or the core foundations of what makes the United States of America the greatest nation on Earth.

 

“Our resolve must remain unbroken.”