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Every edition is assembled by TIME editors rather than generated automatically. ## 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 May 18, 2017 3:14 PM UTC  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner May 18, 2017 3:14 PM UTC Jimmy Fallon’s favorite dancing panda returned to [_The Tonight Show_](http://time.com/4780674/jimmy-fallon-on-trump-commencement-speech/) on Wednesday night — and it turned out a surprise guest had donned the plush suit for the occasion. That guest? [Miley Cyrus](http://time.com/4780520/miley-cyrus-wrecking-ball-funeral-nightmare/), who had been roaming around NBC all day making appearances on other shows. But for Fallon’s show, she came not as herself, but as [Hashtag the Panda](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qjFic8pTJ8o). Hashtag, for those not up on Fallon’s shtick, is a long-running recurring character with a signature, zany dance (and musical accompaniment). For her pop-up appearance as Hashtag, Cyrus left nothing on the dance floor, going all in on the energetic choreography after Fallon criticized her entrance. “I feel like your dancing has changed. Is everything OK?” Fallon asked, at which point Cyrus removed the panda face to reveal her own. (In the past, celebrities like [Ben Stiller](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/06/13/ben-stiller-hashtag-panda-fallon%5Fn%5F5491724.html) have been discovered to be behind the costume.) “Miley! You’re Hashtag the Panda?” “Yeah, I’ve been doing this the past few months,” Cyrus insisted, adding that she’s been working on her dance moves. Fallon questioned her choice of dressing up as a panda to get practice. “Look, that’s what I’m into. Don’t judge me,” she clapped back. Cyrus is currently promoting her [new single, “Malibu,”](http://time.com/4774894/miley-cyrus-malibu/) and an upcoming album. ## 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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