Hillary Clinton: "This is painful and will be for a long time"

With pants and a bag of purple lapels, Hillary Clinton made her first public appearance Wednesday after the historic victory of Donald Trump in the presidential election.

The Democrat candidate, defeated against what the polls forecast, addressed the crowd gathered in one of the lounges of the Wyndham New Yorker.

"Last night, I congratulated Trump and offered to work with him," said Clinton, who initially looked even and calm. "I hope he's a successful president for all Americans. This is not the result we wanted or that we work so hard for."

Clinton repeated several times that she was "grateful" and "proud" of the campaign, in which she had strong exchanges with Trump in three memorable debates.

"You represent the best in the United States and being your candidate has been one of the greatest honors of my life," admitted Clinton, flanked by her husband, former President Bill Clinton, and his vice presidential candidate Tim Kaine, who was in charge To present it.

"I know how disappointed they are because I'm sorry," continued the candidate, who would have been the first woman president of this country to have won.

"This is painful and will be for a long time," he added to applause and emotions reflected on his face.

"We must look to the future," continued Clinton, who advocated protecting rights such as "freedom of worship" or "equality." "We treasure these values ​​and we must defend them"

The former first lady also called for a "peaceful transition" of powers between outgoing President Barack Obama and Trump.

"The American dream is big enough for everyone," said Clinton, who mentioned the immigrants, the LGBTQ community and other minority groups.

At one point in the speech, Hillary made a special mention to Obama. "To Barack and Michelle Obama our country has a huge debt of gratitude."

He also addressed sweet words to his family. "His love means more to me than I can express," and he thanked the "talented and dedicated men and women" who worked intensively on his campaign for two years.

"This defeat hurts but, please, never stop believing that fighting for what is right is worth it. It is!" He said to applause.

Perhaps his most eloquent words addressed the women, whom he appealed with a broken voice and tears in his eyes. "I want to tell all women that nothing has made me more proud than fighting for you."

"And little girls: never doubt that you are valuable and that you sell all the opportunities of this world to achieve your dreams," he added.

"Our best days are still to come," he said confidently, as long as we "work together."

At the end of the speech, Clinton exchanged kisses and hugs with her husband, daughter Chelsea Clinton and her son-in-law Marc Mezvinsky, who accompanied her on the podium.

Reporting by Mario jesus