--- title: Watch Miley Cyrus Explain Why She Accepts a President Trump description: The pop star took to Facebook Live to share a raw, emotional message about her post-election mindset and ongoing support for Clinton. canonical: https://time.com/4564880/miley-cyrus-on-trump-election-victory/ author: Raisa Bruner article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-11-09T19:29:50.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-10-07T06:53:47.680Z og:title: Watch Miley Cyrus Explain Why She Accepts a President Trump og:description: The pop star took to Facebook Live to share a raw, emotional election message. og:url: https://time.com/4564880/miley-cyrus-on-trump-election-victory/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt369cf5a510a10214/6988addcfb4eac651388fd3a/miley-cyrus-pink.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 3000 og:image:height: 1688 og:image:alt: The ONE Campaign And (RED) Mark World AIDS Day And Celebrate 10 Years Of Progress With Concert At Carnegie Hall In New York og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Watch Miley Cyrus Explain Why She Accepts a President Trump twitter:description: The pop star took to Facebook Live to share a raw, emotional election message. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt369cf5a510a10214/6988addcfb4eac651388fd3a/miley-cyrus-pink.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Watch an Emotional Miley Cyrus Explain Why She Accepts a President Trump > Sponsored content. 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It explains the politics, personalities and power dynamics behind the headlines, twice a week. #### Where can I get analysis of Washington politics by email? D.C. Brief is TIME's free Washington politics newsletter, available at time.com/newsletters. It is written by a TIME senior correspondent who covers the capital full time. #### Who writes TIME's D.C. Brief? Philip Elliott, a senior correspondent at TIME, writes D.C. Brief. #### Is D.C. Brief free? Yes. D.C. Brief is free at time.com/newsletters. ### Sources * TIME Newsletters: [time.com/newsletters](/c/time-nl-dcbrief-2026q3/newsletters?i=ccaad23c-288f-4b7f-a979-d15c09c92124&cr=time-nl-dcbrief-2026q3-v1) ## Video: Miley Cyrus Reacts to Donald Trump's Win Through Tears [Watch (HLS stream): Miley Cyrus Reacts to Donald Trump's Win Through Tears](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/UovWsZPt.m3u8) (1:12)  _Published 2016-11-09. Miley Cyrus tweeted an emotionally charged video in which she called for compassion, peace, and empathy on Wednesday morning after Donald Trump won the presidential election._  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Nov 9, 2016 7:29 PM UTC Miley Cyrus tweeted an emotionally charged video in which she called for compassion, peace, and empathy on Wednesday morning after Donald Trump won the presidential election.  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Nov 9, 2016 7:29 PM UTC In a Facebook Live post shared Wednesday morning, [Miley Cyrus](http://time.com/3918308/miley-cyrus-transgender-rights-instapride/?iid=sr-link1) opened up in a raw, tearful message about her post-election state of mind, and what comes next. “Happy Hippies—we adjust and we accept everyone for who they are,” the controversial ([and notably liberal](http://time.com/4526468/miley-cyrus-comes-out-pansexual/?iid=sr-link2)) pop star and [_Voice_ coach said.](http://time.com/4511928/miley-cyrus-hannah-montana-salary/?iid=sr-link5) (The [Happy Hippies Foundation](http://www.happyhippies.org/#our-work) is Cyrus’s charitable organization supporting LGBTQ and homeless youth.) “And so Donald Trump I accept you. And this hurts to say, but I even accept you as a president of the United States, and that’s fine.” Cyrus further reflected on the shock of the result. “Maybe I really am different,” she said, reiterating how much of the celebrity consensus [became an echo chamber](http://time.com/4563946/election-2016-donald-trump-victory-how/?xid=newsletter-lifevr?xid=newsletter-politics) which is one reason many were blindsided by [Trump’s victory](http://time.com/4563685/donald-trump-wins/?xid=homepage). She also reiterated her support for Hillary Clinton, noting that she still thinks Clinton deserves to become the first female president. “And that’s what makes me so sad,” she said, breaking down, “… that I just wish that she had that opportunity because she’s fought for so long. And because I believe her when she says she loves this country, this is all she’s ever done, she’s given her life to make it better. But like Donald Trump so ironically played after his speech, ‘You Can’t Always Get What You Want,'” she added, referencing the Rolling Stones song that Trump played following his victory address in Wednesday’s early hours. She concluded with a plea: “Please just treat people with love, and treat people with compassion, and treat people with respect, and I will do the same for you,” she said, offering to be available for her fans. “If you want to open your mind and open your heart, I would love to give you a key. Thank you so much. Thank you Hillary for inspiring all of us.” > [](https://twitter.com/MileyCyrus/status/796377820091981824) ## Transcript And I still think that in her lifetime she deserves to be the first female president, and that's what makes me so sad. And entertainment. [ SOUND ] [ MUSIC ] Please just treat people with love and treat people with compassion and treat people with respect. And I will do the same for you. Anyway, anything you ever want to talk about, or understand maybe people that don't think the same way that you, and some other people that support you do. Please, if you want to open your mind and you want to open your heart, I would love to give you a key. [ SOUND ] And so, Donald Trump, I accept you. 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