In a stunning turn of events, Hillary Clinton has lost the 2016 election to Republican opponent Donald Trump, who was elected the 45th President of the United States on Wednesday, November 9. Hours after the official announcement, the former secretary of state, 69, is set to deliver her concession speech in the Grand Ballroom of the New Yorker Hotel the morning.
As previously reported, Clinton decided not to speak to her supporters at the Javits Center following the shocking results, which went late into the night. Instead, she retreated back to the Peninsula hotel with her family.
Trump, 70, defeated the first female nominee to represent a major U.S. political party after causing controversy throughout his campaign. Former Secretary of State Clinton has been vocal about how the county is better together, despite their differences. In an emotional post ahead of the polls being called, Clinton posted an Instagram with the caption: “This team has so much to be proud of. Whatever happens tonight, thank you for everything.”
In one of her final speeches, Clinton remained optimistic for the future of the country.
"Years from today, when your kids and grandkids ask what you did in 2016, when everything was on the line, I want you to be able to say that you did vote," Clinton said during a rally on Monday, November 7, at the Independence Mall in Philadelphia alongside President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama before polls opened. "You voted for an inclusive, big-hearted, open-minded country — a future that will make sure that we all keep moving together. Because I do believe we are stronger together. And you voted for an America where we build bridges, not walls."
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