Watch Replay Of Hillary Clinton Concession Speech: 'Donald Trump Is Going To Be Our President'

Following her stunning defeat at the hands of Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton delivered her first public remarks at a speech Wednesday morning at the New Yorker Hotel in Manhattan.

She congratulated Trump on winning the presidency and thanked vice presidential nominee Tim Kaine and the rest of her staff. And she pled with the American people for unity at a time of such division.

"Donald Trump is going to be our president," she said. "We owe him an open mind and the chance to lead."

Watch a replay of the concession speech below as soon as it begins.

Clinton was a no-show at her Election Day party at the Javits Center in Hells Kitchen, as Tuesday night turned to Wednesday morning, and her supporters who showed up went from recklessly optimistic to decidedly grim about her chances.

Instead, she sent her campaign chairman John Podesta to talk to the crowd. He told them at the time that the race was too close to call.

“Some states are too close to call,” he told the crowd. “We’re not going to have anything more to say tonight."

"Your voices and your enthusiasm mean so much to her and to Tim and to all of us,” he added. “We are so proud of you. And we are so proud of her ... Let’s get those votes counted and let’s bring this home.”

A crowd had gathered outside of the New Yorker hotel Wednesday morning.

The speech was Clinton's first public comments since she suffered the stunning defeat, which was officially projected as a loss for her Wednesday at about 2:40 a.m. Eastern time.

Her last tweet came at 8:55 p.m. as things began to take a turn against her as results came in.

Trump and multiple national media outlets said that Clinton did call Trump to concede the election.

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