Former President Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton weighed in on the results of the White House race Wednesday, saying in a statement that they hope President-elect Trump and his vice president, Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio), “will govern for all of us.”
“Kamala Harris and Tim Walz ran a positive, forward-looking campaign to be proud of. The American people have voted, and Donald Trump and J.D. Vance will be the next President and Vice President of the United States,” the Clintons said in their statement. “We wish them well and hope they will govern for all of us.”
The sentiment came less than a day after Trump was declared the winner of the 2024 presidential election early Wednesday morning. Republicans were also able to flip the Senate, while the House majority is still in question.
In their statement, the Clintons offered a message of unity, urging the country to move forward and work together to solve problems.
“We must remember that America is bigger than the results of any one election, and what we as citizens do now will make the difference between a nation that moves forward or one that falls back,” they wrote. “We need to solve our problems and seize our opportunities together. The future of our country depends on it.”
Hillary Clinton, who ran an unsuccessful bid against Trump in 2016, has been a staunch supporter of the vice president. After President Biden stepped aside from the race, the former New York senator said she was hopeful voters would break the “glass ceiling” and elect Harris as president.
“Together, we’ve put a lot of cracks in the highest, hardest glass ceiling,” Clinton said during the first night of the Democratic National Convention in August.
Since the convention, both Clintons have stumped for Harris’s campaign leading up to Election Day. The former Democratic president packed his schedule with stops in key battleground states with the hopes of boosting her chances.
Former President Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama also endorsed the vice president and held rallies and fundraisers on behalf of her and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D). Former President Carter, who turned 100 earlier this year while on hospice, said he was hoping to make it long enough to cast his vote for Harris — a wish he fulfilled during Georgia’s early voting period.
Harris conceded the election to Trump on Wednesday during remarks from her alma mater, Howard University, in which she also encouraged a peaceful transfer of power.
