With America torn after Tuesday’s presidential election that saw Donald Trump upset the pollsters’ predictions to become the 45th commander-in-chief, talk show host Ellen Degeneres has shared a message of optimism and hope on her show this week.

On Thursday’s episode (November 10th) of 'The Ellen DeGeneres Show', two days after Republican Trump won the election, Ellen began with a short speech to the audience.

Ellen DeGeneresEllen DeGeneres shared a message of hope on her show on Thursday

“You may have heard that there was a presidential election on Tuesday. The big winner was alcohol. A lot of alcohol,” the 58 year old host said. “Obviously, a lot of people were disappointed by the results. My job is to be hopeful and to make everybody feel good. And I’m gonna keep doing that for as long as I can.”

“I will do it because I love you,” DeGeneres continued. “And because I have very expensive taste in automobiles. At times like this, it’s important to remember what Eleanor Roosevelt said: ‘It is better to light a candle than curse the darkness’.”

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“And I think that is a beautiful thing and I believe you should also remember what Kanye West once said: ‘Blocka, blocka, blocka, blocka, Pour a little champagne, cranberry vodka’,” she added.

The comedienne wrapped up her short speech by sharing a clip from Sir David Attenborough’s new ‘Planet Earth II’ documentary that went viral some days earlier, of a baby iguana being chased by dozens of snakes but eventually reaching safety.

“The snakes may be the fact that you don’t feel heard,” DeGeneres said. “Or nobody's on your side. Or that you don’t like what’s on the Starbucks holiday cups this year. No matter what your snake is, there is hope for your little iguana.”

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