Hillary Clinton reveals 'devastation' at losing to Donald Trump in new book
The Presidential hopeful called Mr Trump to congratulate him and declare her support “of the country’s success and that means your success”.
It has been revealed that Mr Obama told Mrs Clinton to concede in order to protect the publics confidence in an electoral system her opponent had sought to undermine.
GETTY The new book revealed Clinton's reaction to the Presidential loss
Hillary winces. She wasn’t ready for this conversation Book
The book states: “Hillary winces. She wasn’t ready for this conversation. When she’d spoken with Obama just a little bit earlier the outcome of the election wasn’t final yet.
“Now, though, with the President placing a consolation call, the reality and dimensions of her defeat hit her all at once.
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“She had let him down. She had let herself down. She had let her party down. And she had let her country down.
“Obama’s legacy and her dreams of the Presidency lay shattered at Donald Trump’s feet. This was on her. Reluctantly she rose from her seat and took the phone.
“Mr President, she said softly. I’m sorry.”
Bill Clinton reportedly sensed that his wife and her campaign team were not grasping the danger that Trump posed.
GETTY It is reported that Obama told Clinton to concede
The authors contend that Bill felt that Brexit showed there was a “strong contempt for existing power structures that reflected the mood of the American electorate”.
In an excerpt in the Mail, the book says: “Bill had a better feel for the working stiff, whether American or British, than anyone in Hillary’s orbit.
GETTY Bill is revealed as having warned the Clinton election team about the publics demands