{"id":2365353,"date":"2024-11-06T20:37:02","date_gmt":"2024-11-07T01:37:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/obamas-and-clintons-react-to-trump-victory-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-11-06T20:38:20","modified_gmt":"2024-11-07T01:38:20","slug":"obamas-and-clintons-react-to-trump-victory-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/obamas-and-clintons-react-to-trump-victory-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Obamas and Clintons react to Trump victory &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fobamas-and-clintons-react-to-trump-victory-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2365353&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>In\u200c a\u200b recent reaction to Donald Trump&#8217;s \u2064victory in the 2024 presidential election, former Presidents Barack Obama and Bill \u2063Clinton, along with former First\u2064 Ladies Michelle Obama and Hillary Clinton, expressed their congratulations. \u200cTrump\u200c made history by winning the popular vote as the first Republican to do so since\u2064 2004. The Obamas and Clintons had actively \u200csupported Vice\u2062 President Kamala Harris in her campaign, which ultimately faced\u200c one of the largest Democratic \u2063losses since 1984.<\/p>\n<p>Both families\u200d released statements acknowledging the outcome, with the \u200cObamas expressing disappointment but emphasizing the importance of accepting the democratic\u200c process and the peaceful transfer of power. They attributed the election&#8217;s results to external factors such as\u2064 the\u200b COVID-19 pandemic and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">inflation affecting democratic \u200dincumbents globally<\/a>. Meanwhile, the Clintons commended \u2064Harris&#8217;s campaign and extended their wishes for the new administration to \u200bgovern inclusively, although they did not explicitly congratulate Trump \u200din their statement.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Obamas and Clintons react to Trump victory: &lsquo;Not the outcome we hoped for&rsquo;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1867768\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Former Presidents <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/barack-obama\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Barack Obama\">Barack Obama<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/bill-clinton\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Barack Obama\">Bill Clinton<\/a> and former first ladies <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/michelle-obama\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Michelle Obama\">Michelle Obama<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hillary-clinton\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Michelle Obama\">Hillary Clinton<\/a> congratulated President-elect Donald Trump on winning the 2024 presidential election.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Trump won a historic victory on Tuesday, becoming the first Republican since 2004 to win the popular vote. The Obamas and Clintons had gone all in on Vice President Kamala Harris, hitting the campaign trail to advocate her. Despite giving increasingly dire warnings about Trump in the final weeks of the election, Harris lost in one of the largest Democratic defeats since the Reagan landslide in 1984.<\/p>\n<p>The Obamas and Clintons both released statements on Wednesday congratulating Trump on his victory while also praising Harris&rsquo;s campaign.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Over the last few weeks and through Election Day, millions of Americans cast their votes not just for president, but for leaders at every level,&rdquo; the Obamas&rsquo; statement read. &ldquo;Now the results are in, and we want to congratulate President Trump and Senator Vance on their victory.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>They acknowledged that the results were &ldquo;obviously not the outcome we had hoped for, given our profound disagreements with the Republican ticket on a whole host of issues.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;But living in a democracy is about recognizing that our point of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/four-questions-tim-walz-might-face-in-prime-time-cnn-interview-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Four questions Tim Walz might face in prime-time CNN interview - Washington Examiner\">view won&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t always win out, and being willing to accept the peaceful transfer of power,&rdquo; their statement added.<\/p>\n<p>The couple blamed the loss on the COVID-19 pandemic and inflation, saying, &ldquo;Those conditions have created headwinds for democratic incumbents around the world, and last night showed that America is not immune.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The Clintons released a more succinct statement along similar lines, though they stopped short of explicitly congratulating Trump.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Kamala Harris and Tim Walz ran a positive, forward-looking campaign to be proud of,&rdquo; the Clintons said in a joint statement. &ldquo;The American people have voted, and Donald Trump and J.D. Vance will be the next President and Vice President of the United States. We wish them well and hope they will govern for all of us.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;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,&rdquo; the couple added.<\/p>\n<p>Barack Obama was arguably the most active of the four in campaigning for Harris, hitting the campaign trail alongside her in the concluding weeks, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/harris-repeats-controversial-forgivable-loan-for-black-men-in-final-grasp-for-bloc-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Harris repeats controversial \u2018forgivable loan\u2019 for black men in final grasp for bloc - Washington Examiner\">specifically targeting black men<\/a>. His rhetoric had grown increasingly alarmist in the final weeks.<\/p>\n<p>He denounced Trump&rsquo;s Madison Square Garden rally, saying the speakers were &ldquo;peddling the most racist, sexist, bigoted stereotypes.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Michelle Obama scolded voters who would even contemplate voting for Trump at a rally in late October, saying that their choice would define what &ldquo;side of history&rdquo; they were on.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>She warned voters to &ldquo;not hand our fates over to the likes of Trump, who knows nothing about us, who has shown a deep contempt for us. So fellas, before you cast your vote, ask yourselves: What side of history do you want to be on?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Barack Obama has played a major role in Democratic politics since leaving office.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1867768\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1867768\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Obamas and Clintons respond to Trump win: &#8216;Not the result we wanted<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2365354,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/trump-obama-voters-2024-election-october.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[5855,5315,3634],"class_list":["post-2365353","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-clinton","tag-obama","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/trump-obama-voters-2024-election-october.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2365353","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2365353"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2365353\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2365357,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2365353\/revisions\/2365357"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2365354"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2365353"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2365353"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2365353"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}