Vice President Kamala Harris on Sunday sought to encourage Democratic staffers facing firings from the DNC, telling them that their “spirit will not be defeated.”

Harris made the comments on Sunday during the DNC’s holiday celebration in Washington, D.C. She spoke alongside President Biden and First Lady Jill Biden at the event, which hosted staffers who were fired from the DNC after the election without severance packages.

“This Christmas season, as with every season, let us be truly aware of all the blessings we have. Let us celebrate the blessings we have; let us celebrate and promote the blessings we have yet to create,” Harris said. “And let us always remember that our country is worth fighting for and that our spirit will not be defeated.”

“And hear me when I say this, that spirit that fuels the countless hours, days and months of work that you have put into this, this spirit. He can never be defeated. Our spirit is not defeated. We are not defeated. Let’s.” Be clear about this. We are clear about why we are here. And because you’re here now, we’re not just telling you that you’re willing to do hard work, and that work must continue,” she said.

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Vice President Kamala Harris delivers a concession speech on the Howard University campus in Washington, DC, on Wednesday, November 6, following the 2024 presidential election (AP/Jacquelyn Martin)

Biden took the stage after Harris and defended the legacy of the couple as they prepare to leave office. He argued that the country is in a “significantly” better position today than when he and Harris entered the White House.

“The one thing I have always believed in public service, and especially in the presidency, is how important it is to ask ourselves: Did we leave the country in a better state than we found it? Today I can say it with every fiber of my being.” “The answer to that question is a resounding yes from the bottom of my heart,” he said.

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He continued to encourage employees to “stay committed” in the years ahead.

“You’re not going anywhere, boy,” Biden said of Harris. “Because we won’t let you.”

President Joe Biden defended his administration’s legacy during a speech at the DNC holiday party. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Some DNC staffers had expressed frustration with the post-election layoffs, which are relatively common in Washington, DC. The DNC union criticized the lack of severance packages and other benefits when the layoffs were announced in late November.

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“We find it very cruel that DNC ​​management wants to claim that layoffs are just part of the job,” a DNC union member told Mother Jones. “And we firmly believe that losing an election does not absolve the organization of its responsibility to treat its workers with basic dignity.”

The Executive Committee of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) will meet in Washington DC for the first time since the presidential election on December 13, 2024 (Fox News – Paul Steinhauser)

DNC Chairman Jaime Harrison has no plans to run for re-election to his post, leaving a pool of potential leaders vying for the top job.

The next chairman will be elected by the approximately 450 voting members of the party’s national committee when they meet in early February at National Harbor in Maryland for the DNC’s winter meeting.

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The candidate list Candidates seeking to replace Harrison include former two-term Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley, Ben Wikler, who led the Democratic Party in Wisconsin for five years, and Minnesota Democrats Chairman Ken Martin .