NEW YORK, November 9. /TASS/. Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton admitted defeat in the US presidential election held November 8, 2016. With these words she addressed supporters and the press in a downtown Manhattan hotel.

"Last night I congratulated Donald Trump and offered to workwith him on behalf of our country. I hope that he will be a successful president for all Americans," she said. 

Clinton has said that no matter what happens it is very important to believe in oneself. She has thanked her family, staff and the Obama family for all the support they had given her: 

On Election Day, November 8, United States citizens cast their ballots and elected their 45th US President, Donald J. Trump.

By securing more than the needed 270 electoral votes, Trump, the Republican candidate clinched his presidential victory.

The election outcome was a spectacular culmination to a heated Presidential race between the Democratic nominee, Hillary Clinton and Republican candidate, Donald Trump.

The former First Lady conceded to her rival by phone once the needed votes were in.