Hillary cried and blamed Austria after losing the election
On November 11th, after the results of the US election were released, why did Hillary Clinton wait until noon the next day to give a concession speech? According to the US conservative website "Red State" reported on November 10th, Hillary had an emotional breakdown that night. She cried while blaming President Obama and FBI Director James Comey for causing his presidential dream to shatter.
However, Mrs. Clinton's mood seemed to calm down quickly. On the third day after the election, New Yorkers happened to bump into Mrs. Clinton and her wife on a hike together. The former presidential candidate seemed in a good mood, not only giving her supporters a generous hug, but also a few light-hearted jokes.
"Losing the election is like kicking her in the stomach"
Mrs. Clinton was originally scheduled to deliver her concession speech at 9.30am on the 9th, but it was postponed to 10.30am, and finally did not appear in front of the crowd until 11.30am. Usually, concession speeches are just clichés and do not require much preparation time. Therefore, the repeated delays in the speech that night were widely interpreted as Hillary Clinton needs time to calm down and regain her composure.
According to a source close to Mrs. Clinton, she "wailed" when she learned that she had missed the White House again, crying so much that it was difficult for others to hear what she was saying. After a while, it finally became clear that Mrs. Clinton was blaming both Mr. Obama and Mr. Comey for her defeat. But she did not blame Mr. Obama for not supporting his campaign enough, but for failing to stop Mr. Comey from undermining it.
Red State said the source sounded plausible that Mrs. Clinton, who had been in the second-place Democratic seat for too long, believed she deserved the presidency and that "losing the election would be like kicking her in the stomach. She needs time to calm down and she should not appear in public until she regains her composure."
"Apologize to her on behalf of others"
Margot Guest, a staunch supporter of Mrs. Clinton who was heartbroken by the election result, went on a hike outside Chappagua, N.Y., with her daughter on her back and her dog on the 10th to soothe her mood. There, she ran into Mrs. Clinton, who was also trying to boost her spirits through exercise.
"I heard the sound of Siso walking from behind, and when I looked back, it was the Hillary couple with their dog, who was hiking just like me." Geist recorded the bizarre encounter on Facebook. "I went over and hugged her and told her that it was one of the proudest moments of my life as a mother taking her daughter to vote for her."
"She gave me a hug and thanked me, and we had a few light-hearted jokes," Mr. Geist said, as Mrs. Clinton's husband, Bill Clinton, took a picture of them. "I'm not a superstitious person, but I think there must have been something special about this encounter."
In her first appearance since her concession speech, Mr. Guest's encounter with Mrs. Clinton on the hike was widely shared online, with messages of support and good wishes for her. "I wish I could give her a hug and thank her in person," wrote one. "Apologize to her on behalf of the rest of our country."
