been one of the greatest honors of my life. i have to say that as volunteers, you didn t just talk about the values we share, you really embodied them. you made sure that our kpab was as hopeful, inclusive, and big-hearted as the america that we believe in and that we set out to build together. you left it all on the field, every single one of you and the relationships you ve formed, the connections you made, i hope will prove to be of lasting significance to you and i think will make a difference for years to come. your work mattered and i believe it still matters. look, i m not going to sugar coat it, these have been very, very tough days. and we re back with our panel tonight.
so do tens of millions of americans who invested their hopes and dreams in this effort. this is painful and it will 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 ve seen our nation is more deeply divided than we thought. but i sill 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
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. 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.
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 building america that s hopeful and 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. if you do, you must accept this results and then look to the future, donald trump is going to be our president. we owe him an open mind and the
that s what i heard when i spoke to him directly. and i was heartened by that. reporter: clinton also urging unity, but acknowledging the hurt her supporters feel. 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. reporter: there is sot finger pointing going on within the democratic part. i spoke with the bernie sanders biographer who said we told the party about the bernie movement. no, they had to anoint her. it was like an alcoholic family not willing to have an intervention. wolf? i ve got to add, she got almost 59 million votes