“I’m reaching out to you for your guidance and your help so we can unify this great country.”
Donald Trump’s victory speech struck a conciliatory note as he commended Hillary Clinton on a strongly fought campaign for the US Presidency.
This was the moment his Vice-President Mike Pence introduced him on stage.
LIVE: Donald Trump takes the stage as U.S. president-elect. Watch here: https://t.co/80T5Oi421z https://t.co/w0IlBlzHPR
— Reuters (@Reuters) November 9, 2016
“It’s time,” he said after taking the stage. “Every single American will have the opportunity to realise his or her full potential. The forgotten men of our country will be forgotten no longer.”
Not everyone was convinced.
This is madness.
— Bradley Whitford (@BradleyWhitford) November 9, 2016
https://twitter.com/ethanklapper/status/796259695082274816
I need to wake up early and buy tons of stock in a wall building company! And logs! And metal! And levelers!
— Judd Apatow 🇺🇦 (@JuddApatow) November 9, 2016
https://twitter.com/SimpsonsQOTD/status/796258583797178372
https://twitter.com/westerfest/status/796243310117617664
trump is being appropriately generous to Clinton, which must confuse the f*** out of those who voted against Crooked,want to drain the swamp
— Matt Cooper (@cooper_m) November 9, 2016
Anyone doubting what America has just done should take a look at how the result is being greeted by this racist fool https://t.co/UgTQUfDzcd
— Conor Pope (@conor_pope) November 9, 2016