Beaten democrat’s disappearance after decisive loss to Donald Trump trends on Twitter as she fails to appear publicly
AS democrats weep many are asking 'where is Hillary Clinton?'.
The candidate has failed to publicly accept defeat and thank her supporters in the hours since it was announced that Donald Trump would be the next inhabitant of the White House.
The hashtag #whereishillary is being used as voters and pundits question why she has not appeared.
Just after 7am this morning Hillary privately called Donald Trump to concede - shortly after sending her campaign chief out to tell supporters "It's not over".
John Podesta told an emotional crowd at Manhattan's Javits Center that she would not emerge until every vote is counted.
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It is conventional for the conceding candidate to speak publicly before the winner makes their victory speech.
However after just a private phone call from the Democrat Trump told supporters he would be a "president for all Americans" shortly before 8am.
Social media users have been asking where the candidate is and suggesting double standards.
One user said: "Imagine the outrage if Trump refused to publicly concede."
Others felt the failure to appear was an insult to her supporters who have campaigned in the build up to the vote.
At Hillary's event many looked inconsolable and dumbfounded in shock.
But senior staff were nowhere to be seen, while Clinton was hunkered down in her hotel suite watching the results.
Hillary's aides have said she is due to speak in New York at 3.30pm GMT - eight hours after the result was declared.
Millions of Americans cast their votes on Tuesday for the two nominees who have been polar opposites throughout the race.
Clinton, garnered victories in California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia and the District of Columbia.
She also took Virginia leading Trump by less than 2,000 votes out of 3million.
However the real estate tycoon and billionaire clawed sizeable victories which tipped the election firmly in his favour.
It looked like a new record had been set in the turnout with some reports suggesting 140million voters took part, far higher than the 131.4million total in 2008.
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