Clinton: 'Never stop believing. Fighting for what is right is worth it'

Hillary Clinton is making her first speech since her defeat in Tuesday's presidential election and called on her supporters to accept Donald Trump's victory.

"Donald Trump is going to be our president. We owe him an open mind and a chance to lead," she said, flanked by husband and former president Bill Clinton.

Acknowledging that her bid to become the first female president in American history had failed, she admitted: "We haven't shattered that glass ceiling. Some day someone will and hopefully sooner than we might think... To all the little girls who are watching this never doubt that you are valuable and powerful and deserving of every opportunity in the world to pursue your own dreams."

Looking back on her long political career, she said: "Never stop believing. Fighting for what is right is worth it."