Tim Kaine Reads Hillary Clinton’s 2016 Concession Speech To Criticize Trump for Not Conceding

More than a week has passed since election day, and President Donald Trump is not showing any signs that he is ready to concede to President-elect Joe Biden.

The 2016 Democratic vice presidential nominee, Sen. Tim Kaine (Va.), took to the Senate floor on Thursday to recount the example of his running mate’s decision to concede to Trump four years ago.

During a speech on the Senate floor on Thursday, Kaine noted that Clinton won the popular vote and that she was “deeply concerned about the election itself” and Russian interference.

Still, he said, “👤Hillary Clinton was and is a patriotic American. She knew that she was behind by nearly 77,000 votes in the key states, Pennsylvania, Michigan, and Wisconsin. And she knew that it was highly unlikely that recounts would change any of those three deficits.”

“I watched Secretary Clinton struggle with the war between her personal feelings and her earnest search for what was right for the country,” he continued. “I was proud of Secretary Clinton when she walked to a microphone and said these words, ‘Last night, I congratulated 👤Donald Trump and offered to work with him on behalf of our country.”

He then read a portion of her concession speech where she acknowledged her defeat and urged Americans to accept the result and give Trump a “chance to succeed.”