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Hillary_Rodham_Clinton_2016_concession_speech.webm (WebM audio/video file, VP8/Vorbis, length 3 min 13 s, 640 × 360 pixels, 541 kbps overall, file size: 12.46 MB) This is a file from the Wikimedia Commons .
Excerpts from Hillary Clinton's 2016 concession speech. A concession, usually in the form of a concession speech, is considered a matter of courtesy and a gracious celebration of American democracy that helps with the peaceful transition of power, although there is no legal or constitutional need for it.
While supporters could be seen crying in the ballroom, Clinton kept a positive, unified tone throughout her concession speech, saying she hopes Trump will be "a successful president for all ...
Drawn from part of Clinton's concession speech, these words became the most retweeted political tweet of the year, the third most retweeted tweet of the year, and the top retweet in the United States. [291] Trump received 304 electoral college votes to Clinton's 227, with two Trump electors and five Clinton electors voting for someone else.
While a losing candidate isn't required to give a concession speech, it's long been a traditional aspect of the U.S. democracy. While a losing candidate isn't required to give a concession speech ...
Clinton blamed FBI director James Comey for her stunning defeat in Tuesday's presidential election in a conference call with her top campaign funders.
Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton (née Rodham; born October 26, 1947) is an American politician and diplomat.She was the 67th United States secretary of state in the administration of Barack Obama from 2009 to 2013, a U.S. senator representing New York from 2001 to 2009, and the first lady of the United States as the wife of Bill Clinton from 1993 to 2001.
While white has been popular for Clinton throughout the campaign, she went with another symbolic color for her concession speech: purple.