--- 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: 2026-04-13T07:38:33.702Z 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=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 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=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Watch an Emotional Miley Cyrus Explain Why She Accepts a President Trump  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Nov 9, 2016 7:29 PM UTC  Singer-songwriter Miley Cyrus attends the ONE Campaign and (RED)’s concert to mark World AIDS Day, celebrate the incredible progress that’s been made in the fights against extreme poverty and HIV/AIDS, and to honor the extraordinary leaders, dedicated activists, and passionate partners who have made that progress possible. At Carnegie Hall on December 1, 2015 in New York City. Singer-songwriter Miley Cyrus attends the ONE Campaign and (RED)’s concert to mark World AIDS Day, celebrate the incredible progress that’s been made in the fights against extreme poverty and HIV/AIDS, and to honor the extraordinary leaders, dedicated activists, and passionate partners who have made that progress possible. At Carnegie Hall on December 1, 2015 in New York City.Dave Kotinsky—Getty Images  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) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4564880/miley-cyrus-on-trump-election-victory/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4564880/miley-cyrus-on-trump-election-victory/"},"headline":"Watch an Emotional Miley Cyrus Explain Why She Accepts a President Trump","datePublished":"2016-11-09T19:29:50.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:38:33.702Z","description":"\"And this hurts to say, but I even accept you as a president of the United States\"","url":"https://time.com/4564880/miley-cyrus-on-trump-election-victory/","keywords":["Newsfeed","celebrities","Miley Cyrus"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt369cf5a510a10214/6988addcfb4eac651388fd3a/miley-cyrus-pink.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Raisa Bruner","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt369cf5a510a10214/6988addcfb4eac651388fd3a/miley-cyrus-pink.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"The ONE Campaign And (RED) Mark World AIDS Day And Celebrate 10 Years Of Progress With Concert At Carnegie Hall In New York","caption":"The ONE Campaign And (RED) Mark World AIDS Day And Celebrate 10 Years Of Progress With Concert At Carnegie Hall In New York","creditText":"Dave Kotinsky—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4564880/miley-cyrus-on-trump-election-victory/","name":"Watch an Emotional Miley Cyrus Explain Why She Accepts a President Trump"}}]}] ```