Hillary Clinton has been caught on camera for the first time after conceding defeat to her rival Donald Trump.
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton has been for the first time after conceding defeat to Donald Trump.
She was seen with a New York woman, Margot Gerster, who bumped into her while she was hiking.
Margot Gerster, an upstate New York woman, hoping to take her mind
off of the US election results decided to hike through the woods of
Westchester County, when she bumped Hillary Clinton.
Gerster of White Plains wrote on Facebook that after “feeling so heartbroken since yesterday’s election”, she hoped to relax by taking her young daughter and her dog hiking on Thursday.
“I decided to take them to one of favorite places in Chappaqua,” Gerster wrote, the Westchester hamlet that the Clintons call home. “We were the only ones there and it was so beautiful and relaxing.”
As Gerster was ending her hike, however, she ran into an unexpected
couple on the trail: the former secretary of state and her husband,
former president Bill Clinton.
Margot Gerster took a photo with Hillary Clinton after bumping into her
Gerster wrote: “I heard a bit of rustling coming towards me and
as I stepped into the clearing there she was, Hillary Clinton and Bill
with their dogs doing exactly the same thing as I was. I got to
hug her and talk to her and tell her that one of my most proudest
moments as a mother was taking [my daughter] with me to vote for her.”
Clinton was grateful for Gerster’s words, offering pleasantries, a hug and even a photo taken by the former president.
“She hugged me and thanked me and we exchanged some sweet pleasantries and then I let them continue their walk,” Gerster wrote. “Now, I’m not one for signs but I think I’ll definitely take this one. So proud.”
The photo represents Clinton’s first appearance since her concession speech on Wednesday, during which she declared:
“To all the little girls who are watching this: never doubt that you
are valuable and powerful and deserving of every chance and opportunity
in the world to pursue and achieve your own dreams.”
Gerster ended her post, which has been shared nearly 3,000 times,
with a series of hashtags expressing support for the former presidential
candidate: “#iamstillwithher #lovetrumpshate #keepfighting #lightfollowsdarkness.”
The photo has received thousands of comments, most expressing good wishes for the former candidate.
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