When Trump thanked Clinton for attending his inauguration

January 21, 2017 09:31

US President Donald Trump has thanked his defeated Democratic rival Hillary Clinton and former president Bill Clinton for attending his inauguration saying he was "honoured" by their presence, and urged the attendees to give them a standing ovation.

At a Congressional luncheon held in his honour at the US Capitol soon after his inauguration, Trump said he was honoured by their presence.

"I'll tell you, there is something that I wanted to say because I was very honoured, very, very honoured when I heard that President Bill Clinton and Secretary Hillary Clinton were coming today and I think it's appropriate to say and I'd like you to stand up," Trump said.

In fact when Trump entered the room, he went out of his way to walk across the room to shake hands with Hillary, and said to her loudly, "Thank you for being here."

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