Trump and Clinton Give Speeches as 2016 Election Comes to A Close

Last night, the 2016 Presidential Election came to a close.  The two candidates were neck-and-neck as they fought for the presidential title. However, the end results showed Donald Trump at the top, defeating Hillary Clinton and becoming America’s newest Republican president.

 

Trump’s victory was quite an upset, as nearly all polls showed Clinton leading going into election night. In fact, many Americans are skeptical of some kind of interference or tampering with the ballots.

In both candidates’ victory/concession speeches, they recognized and appreciated the other’s efforts. “We owe her a major debt of gratitude for her service to our country,” said Trump, referring to Clinton.

 

In Clinton’s concession speech, she gracefully accepted her loss. She emphasized the importance of respecting the new president and allowing him to lead. “Our campaign was never about one person or even one election, it was about the country we love,” she said. She added, “I offered to work WITH him on behalf of our country.”

 

Trumps victory speech seemed to focus on unifying the country as a whole. “It is time for us to come together as one united people,” he said. He went on to pledge, “to every citizen of our land that I will be president for all Americans.”

 

Trump stressed his goals for peace among the nations. “I will deal fairly with everyone,” he claimed, talking about people from other nations as well as America itself.

 

In both speeches, the presidential candidates showed their high appreciation for their supporters. Clinton went as far to speak to her audience as if they were on a team. Referring to her candidacy, she said, “this wonderful campaign that WE built together,” emphasizing her supporters’ roles in her near success.

 

Both candidates stressed their focus on the future of America as they gave their closing speeches. In her concession speech, Clinton went as far as to say, “we must accept this result and then look to the future.” Further, in his victory speech, Trump claimed, “while the campaign is over, our work on this movement is now really just beginning.”