Viral Letter: George H.W. Bush Left A Great Concession Letter To Bill Clinton (VIDEO)

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has said that he won’t accept the results if he doesn’t win. This is not the kind of person we need to be our president.

That is a completely undignified way to handle the election. Trump is like a child who isn’t getting his way. Even in little league games, we expect our kids to shake hands after they lose a game. What kind of example would Trump set if he didn’t concede? Yes, he wants to win, but sometimes we don’t get what we want. That’s life. We need to be able to move on. In this case, we will stop an apocalypse. Other Republican presidents have not whined this much about losing an election.

Senator John McCain (R-Ariz), who ran for president against Barack Obama in the 2008 election, said that a concession is an act of “respect” for the American people. Conceding shows that you trust the will of the people.

We need a mature and civilized leader.

Former President George H.W. Bush handed the presidency to Bill Clinton with a wonderful note.

You may have noticed a letter that went viral on the internet this week. The letter is from George H.W. Bush’s presidential library. I hadn’t read it in a long time, until yesterday. It moved me to tears, just like it did all those years ago. It’s the letter that President Bush left in the Oval Office for my husband, back in January of 1993. They had just fought a fierce campaign. Bill won, President Bush lost. In a democracy, that’s how it goes. But when Bill walked into that office for the very first time as President, that note was waiting for him. It had some good advice about staying focused on what mattered, despite the critics. It wished him happiness. And it concluded with these words: “You will be our President when you read this note. I wish you well. I wish your family well. Your success is now our country’s success. And I am rooting hard for you. George.” That’s the America we love. That is what we cherish and expect.

This shows how an election should work. A civilized person should be able to admit when they have lost. Donald Trump would make us look horrible if he actually contested the whole election. He should be able to be a big boy and lose gracefully.

The letter George Bush gave Bill Clinton after losing in '92 goes viral after #DebateNight https://t.co/xg09so3jhP pic.twitter.com/ym4SS7entE

— UPROXX (@UPROXX) October 20, 2016

Here is a news clip about the letter:

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