WASHINGTON: Hillary Clinton has said that the days following her shocking defeat in presidential polls have been “very, very tough” for her.
Speaking for the first time after her defeat in US elections against President-elect Donald Trump, Clinton said, “I am not going to sugarcoat it. These have been very, very tough days.”
The Democratic candidate said this in a conference call with her campaign members and volunteers here on Friday.
“This is a tough time for our country. I think we have seen how people have been reacting to the events of this election and I know we have got to be reaching out to each other to keep it clear in our own minds that what we did is so important.
“It looks like we are on the path to winning the popular vote, and that says volumes about the importance of your work and the lasting impact it will have,” Clinton said.
Describing her campaign as “one of the greatest honours” of her life, Clinton said: “This is a hard loss for all of us because we know what was at stake in this election and we have to do everything we can to continue to support the causes we believe in. When you are ready, I hope you will get up and back in there and keep fighting.”
