As results seemed to turn against her on election night, Hillary Clinton reportedly received a call from President Obama urging her to concede the race to Donald Trump.
“You need to concede,” Obama told the former Democratic presidential nominee as she and her campaign team watched results slip in key Rust Belt states, according to The Hill, citing sources in an upcoming book by its senior White House correspondent Amie Parnes.
Campaign chairman John Podesta was sent to tell the Clinton crowd in Manhattan’s Javits Center to go home but assured them that every vote would be counted. But, not getting the miracle turnaround they were hoping for in Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania, Clinton admitted defeat and placed a call to Trump around 2:30 a.m.
While Podesta was speaking to supporters to tell them it’s not over, Obama persuaded Clinton to call Trump and concede on Election night. pic.twitter.com/OMe6mpeyap
— Just the Facts (@JTF_News) November 26, 2016
Democrats threw Hillary & our country under the bus to protect the Obama legacy. Absolutely shameful. https://t.co/AQKkWe8NCw
— The Resistance (@HillarysMen) November 26, 2016
@leahmcelrath We’re in the mess we’re in because of Obama’s failures&his arrogance.This is no different. He denies reality when it suits him
— Shmarya Rosenberg (@Shmarya) November 25, 2016
“There was a lot of discussion about Michigan and Wisconsin and whether the numbers could flip it,” a source said, according to the Hill. The final numbers in those states, in which Green Party candidate Jill Stein is currently seeking recounts, were so close that Clinton might not have made that call to Trump without the push from Obama, according to the source.
“If anybody knew what actually happened that night, no one would have conceded,” the source said.
@thehill So lemme guess, now they’re blaming it on Obama instead of their flawed candidate?
— Barry Kaplan (@BarryKaplanUSMC) November 26, 2016
If these reports are true about President Obama urging Hillary Clinton to concede are true, then shame on you President Obama.
— Mr. Weeks (@MrDane1982) November 26, 2016
Anyone else see the irony and humor in fact that it took a call from OBAMA to make Hillary Clinton face reality and concede?? https://t.co/aHGG78uGYd
— Nina Bookout (@NDBook96) November 25, 2016
Apparently swayed by Obama’s call, Clinton ended the waiting before Podesta even returned to the room at the Peninsula Hotel in Manhattan.
“Just give me the phone,” a frustrated Clinton said. “I’m calling him.”
Clinton’s allies believe she should have waited longer for the results in the key swing states and Obama’s call was premature, according to the Hill.
@leahmcelrath @badwolf303 She conceded too soon. Just like Al Gore. Once you go down that road, u-turns are next to impossible.
— Citizen1452 (@Citizen1452) November 26, 2016
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