Hillary Clinton holds back tears as she delivers
concession speech, wishes Trump success
Hillary Clinton has vowed to work with American
President-elect Donald Trump, and urged fellow Democrats to allow him the
chance to lead the deeply divided country. ..
“Last night, I congratulated Donald Trump and
offered to work with him on behalf of our country,” the defeated candidate told
supporters, holding back tears in her first public remarks since the
Republican’s upset victory.
This is not the outcome we wanted or we worked
so hard for, and I am sorry that we did not win this election for the values we
share and the vision we hold for our country," she said. .
"But I feel pride and gratitude for this
wonderful campaign that we built together. This vast, diverse, creative,
unruly, energized campaign. You represent the best of America and being your
candidate has been one of the greatest honors of my life. .
I know how disappointed you feel because I feel
it too and so do tens of millions of Americans who invested their hopes and
dreams in this effort. This is painful and it will be for a long time,"
she added, her voice appearing to crack a bit.
"But I want you to remember this: our
campaign was never about one person or even one election. It was about the country
we love and about building an America that's hopeful, inclusive and
big-hearted. .
We have seen that our nation is more deeply
divided than we thought. But I still believe in America and I always will. And
if you do then we must accept this result and then look to the future. Donald
Trump is going to be our president. .
We owe him an open mind and the chance to lead.
Our constitutional democracy enshrines the peaceful transfer of power. And we
don't just respect that, we cherish it. .
It also enshrines other things: the rule of law,
the principle that we are all equal in rights and dignity, freedom of worship
and expression. We respect and cherish these values too and we must defend
them."
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