Hillary Clinton in first speech since conceding says: 'Never, ever give up'
Like much of America, Hillary Clinton is struggling with the fact that Donald Trump is now president-elect.
On Wednesday, she made her first public appearance since losing the election, at a Children's Defense Fund event in Washington, D.C.
"I know that over the past week a lot of people have asked themselves whether America is the country we thought it was," she said.
"The divisions laid bare by this election run deep. But please listen to me when I say this: America is worth it. Our children are worth it. Believe in our country, fight for our values, and never, ever give up."
Clinton probably isn't finding much solace in the fact that she won the popular vote by more than 1 million votes.
In fact, she expressed the exact same sentiment many liberals were feeling after the election was over.
"There have been a few times this past week when all I wanted to do was just to curl up with a good book or our dogs, and never leave the house again."
Us too, Hillary. Us too.
Topics Elections Hillary Clinton Politics
Keith Wagstaff is an assistant editor at Mashable and a terrible Settlers of Catan player. He has written for TIME, The Wall Street Journal Magazine, NBC News, The Village Voice, VICE, GQ and New York Magazine, among many other reputable and not-so-reputable publications. After nearly a decade in New York City, he now lives in his native Los Angeles.
