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| Defeated candidate at US Elections 2016, Mrs. Hillary Clinton. Photo by: Msnbc Website |
Ms. Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton the Democratic Party's nominee for
President of the United States in the 2016 election has conceded defeat to
Republican Party’s nominee Mr. Donald John Trump, ending her quest to make
history as the nation's first female president. Overall more Americans voted for Mrs. Clinton
but Mr. Trump won most of the Electoral College votes which decide the
presidency. Mrs. Clinton has become the fifth presidential nominee in US
history to win the popular vote, but lose the election. Below is a full transcript of Mr. Hillary’s concession speech that she
gave addressing her supporters in New York on Wednesday morning after losing US
Presidential election 2016.
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Thank
you. Thank you all. Thank you.
Thank
you all very much. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you so much.
Very
rowdy group. Thank you, my friends. Thank you. Thank you, thank you so very
much for being here and I love you all, too.
Last
night, I congratulated Donald
Trump and offered to work with
him on behalf of our country. I hope that he will be a successful president for
all Americans. This is not the outcome we wanted or we worked so hard for and
I’m sorry that we did not win this election for the values we share and the
vision we hold for our country.
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, 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.
Now
– and let me add, our constitutional democracy demands our participation, not
just every four years but all the time. So let’s do all we can to keep
advancing the causes and values we all hold dear: making our economy work for
everyone not just those at the top, protecting our country and protecting our
planet and breaking down all the barriers that hold any American back from
achieving their dreams.
We’ve
spent a year and a half bringing together millions of people from every corner
of our country to say with one voice that we believe that the American dream is
big enough for everyone – for people of all races and religions, for men and
women, for immigrants, for LGBT people, and people with disabilities. For
everyone.
So
now our responsibility as citizens is to keep doing our part to build that
better, stronger, fairer America we seek. And I know you will.
I am
so grateful to stand with all of you. I want to thank Tim Kaine and Anne Holton
for being our partners on this journey.
It
has been a joy getting to know them better, and it gives me great hope and
comfort to know that Tim will remain on the front-lines of our democracy
representing Virginia in the Senate.
To
Barack and Michelle Obama, our country owes you an enormous debt of gratitude.
We
thank you for your graceful, determined leadership that has meant so much to so
many Americans and people across the world.
And
to Bill and Chelsea, Mark, Charlotte, Aidan, our brothers and our entire
family, my love for you means more than I can ever express. You crisscrossed
this country on our behalf and lifted me up when I needed it most – even
four-month-old Aidan, who traveled with his mom.
I
will always be grateful to the creative, talented, dedicated men and women at
our headquarters in Brooklyn and across our country.
You poured your
hearts into this campaign. For some of you who are veterans, it was a campaign
after you had done other campaigns. Some of you, it was your first campaign. I
want each of you to know that you were the best campaign anybody could have
ever expected or wanted.
And to the
millions of volunteers, community leaders, activists and union organizers who
knocked on doors, talked to neighbors, posted on Facebook, even in secret,
private Facebook sites...
I want everybody
coming out from behind that and make sure your voices are heard going forward.
To everyone who
sent in contributions as small at $5 and kept us going, thank you. Thank you
from all of us.
And to the
young people in particular, I hope you will hear this. I have, as Tim said,
spent my entire adult life fighting for what I believe in. I’ve had successes
and I’ve had setbacks. Sometimes really painful ones. Many of you are at the
beginning of your professional public and political careers. You will have
successes and setbacks, too.
This loss
hurts, but please never stop believing that fighting for what’s right is worth
it.
It is – it is
worth it.
And so we need
– we need you to keep up these fights now and for the rest of your lives.
And to all the
women, and especially the young women, who put their faith in this campaign and
in me, I want you to know that nothing has made me prouder than to be your
champion.
Now, I – I know
– I know we have still not shattered that highest and hardest glass ceiling,
but someday someone will and hopefully sooner than we might think right now.
And to all the
little girls who are watching this, never doubt that you are valuable and
powerful and deserving of every chance and opportunity in the world to pursue and
achieve your own dreams.
Finally...
Finally,
I am so grateful for our country and for all it has given to me. I count my
blessings every single day that I am an American. And I still believe as deeply
as I ever have that if we stand together and work together with respect for our
differences, strength in our convictions and love for this nation, our best
days are still ahead of us.
Because,
you know – you know, I believe we are stronger together and we will go forward
together. And you should never, ever regret fighting for that. You know,
scripture tells us: “Let us not grow weary in doing good, for in due season, we
shall reap if we do not lose heart.”
So
my friends, let us have faith in each other, let us not grow weary, let us not
lose heart, for there are more seasons to come. And there is more work to do. I
am incredibly honored and grateful to have had this chance to represent all of
you in this consequential election.
May
God bless you and may God bless the United States of America.
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