Clinton concedes to Trump

Published November 9, 2016 7:48am ET



NEW YORK CITY — Hillary Clinton has conceded the 2016 presidential election to Donald Trump.

The former secretary of state’s surrender came in a private phone call with the GOP nominee early Wednesday morning just minutes after she sent her campaign chairman, John Podesta, to assure supporters that she wasn’t ready to concede defeat.

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