Clinton shares how it felt calling Trump to concede
She says her call with Trump was 'without a doubt one of the strangest moments of my life.'
By POLITICO STAFF
09/06/2017 09:10 AM EDT
Hillary Clinton is revealing new details about the painful final hours of the 2016 presidential campaign, saying she “was numb” as she called Donald Trump to concede the election.
The former first lady and secretary of state said she took a nap as the voting tallies were coming in, and that the "mood in the hotel had darkened considerably” when she woke back up, according to a copy of her forthcoming book “What Happened” that was viewed by CNN.
In those tense moments, her husband Bill Clinton was “chomping on an unlit cigar,” and that when it became clear that Trump was going to win, former President Barack Obama pushed her to concede and to not drag out the race.
She said her call with Trump was "without a doubt one of the strangest moments of my life."
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