Former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was seen hiking a day after she delivers concession speech upon losing the presidential race.
Ex-Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton went hiking after the US election results where she lost to Republican candidate Donald Trump.
A day after she delivered her concession speech, Clinton went for a hike with her husband near their home in New York City.
An upstate New York woman who was hoping to take her mind off of the US election results hiked through the woods of Westchester County, and he bumped into Clinton.
Margot Gerster of White Plains posted on Facebook her photo with Clinton. She wrote that after “feeling so heartbroken since yesterday’s election”, she hoped to relax by taking her young daughter and her dog hiking on Thursday.
“I decided to take them to one of favorite places in Chappaqua,” Gerster wrote. “We were the only ones there and it was so beautiful and relaxing.”
As Gerster was about to end her hike, she ran into an unexpected couple on the trail – it was the former secretary of state and her husband, former president Bill Clinton.
“I heard a bit of rustling coming towards me and as I stepped into the clearing there she was, Hillary Clinton and Bill with their dogs doing exactly the same thing as I was,” Gerster wrote. “I got to hug her and talk to her and tell her that one of my most proudest moments as a mother was taking [my daughter] with me to vote for her.”
During their conversation, Clinton was grateful for Gerster’s words. She offered pleasantries, a hug and even a photo taken by former president Bill.
“She hugged me and thanked me and we exchanged some sweet pleasantries and then I let them continue their walk,” Gerster wrote. “Now, I’m not one for signs but I think I’ll definitely take this one. So proud.”
Gerster ended her post, which has been shared nearly 3,000 times, with a series of hashtags expressing support for the former presidential candidate: “#iamstillwithher #lovetrumpshate #keepfighting #lightfollowsdarkness.”
The photo of Gerster is Clinton’s first appearance since her concession speech on Wednesday, where she declared: “To all the little girls who are watching this: never doubt that you are valuable and powerful and deserving of every chance and opportunity in the world to pursue and achieve your own dreams.”
