US Election: Hillary Clinton called president-elect Donald Trump to concede the defeat (AFP Photo)
Highlights
- Hillary Clinton decided not to make a speech conceding defeat
- She congratulated us on our victory, said US President-elect Donald Trump
- I congratulated her on a very hard fought campaign, he added
Shortly after Wisconsin and Pennsylvania was called for Donald Trump, putting him near the 270 mark needed to win the presidency, Hillary Clinton called him to concede the defeat.
US President-elect Donald Trump confirmed the phone call in his victory speech, congratulating her on her campaign.
Trump began his victory speech by saying, "'I've just received a call from Secretary Clinton. She congratulated us on our victory and I congratulated her and her family on a very hard fought campaign."
Republican Donald Trump stunned the world by defeating heavily favored Hillary Clinton in the race for the White House, ending eight years of Democratic rule and sending the United States on a new, uncertain path.
A wealthy real-estate developer and former reality TV host, Trump rode a wave of anger toward Washington insiders to defeat Clinton, whose gold-plated establishment resume includes stints as a first lady, US senator and secretary of state.
Earlier, Clinton's campaign manager, John Podesta, made it clear that the Democratic candidate will not meet with thousands of supporters at her campaign headquarter in New York.
Asking the gathering to return home, he said, " Several states are too close to call, so we are not going to have anything more to say tonight...It's been a long night, and it's been a long campaign. But I say, we can wait a little longer, can't we?"
Earlier, sources in Clinton's team said that she had a victory and a concession speech ready.
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