Bill Clinton called President-elect Donald Trump this morning to congratulate him on his electoral college victory, extending an olive branch to the Republican two days after he watched his wife Hillary formally concede.

Trump branded Clinton a rapist in the general election. His aides plotted to make the former president as reviled as Bill Cosby. The Oval Office contender kicked off the second presidential debate with a news conference alongside Bill Clinton's accusers.

Today, Clinton put aside their bad blood and phoned Trump to wish him well, ABC News reports.

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Bill Clinton called President-elect Donald Trump this morning to congratulate him on his electoral college victory, extending an olive branch to the Republican two days after he watched his wife Hillary formally concede

Wednesday morning Bill stayed silent as Hillary thanked her supporters and said she hoped her opponent would be 'a successful president for all Americans'

Bill stood behind his wife, looking somber, with their daughter Chelsea. He did not deliver remarks at the event and has not spoken publicly

In September, Trump punched back at the Clintons by drudging up sex abuse allegations against Bill.

Leaked audio from a 2005 taping of Access Hollywood had emerged two days before and Trump was desperate to change the conversation from his boasts that he could commit sexual assault without recourse.

He surprised the Clintons, and the press, at a pre-debate media avail when he brought out Juanita Broaddrick, Paula Jones and Kathleen Willey.

'Actions speak louder than words,' Broaddrick told reporters hounding Trump .'Mr. Trump may have said some bad words, but Bill Clinton raped me. And Hillary Clinton threatened me. I don't think there is any comparison.'

At a Pennsylvania rally Trump accused Bill of sexual misconduct directly.

'Bill Clinton sexually assaulted innocent women,' Trump said. 'And Hillary Clinton attacked those women viciously.'

Early Wednesday morning, when the race was called for Trump, Broaddrick said on Twitter that she was crying 'tears of joy.'

'Vindication after 38 years of pain & suffering. Thanks to Mr Trump & all of you. It does go away,' she wrote.

Broaddrick says Bill raped her in an Arkansas hotel room in 1978 when he was attorney general of the state. He was never charged with a crime, but the lingering allegations cast a shadow over his wife's campaign.

Trump branded Clinton a rapist in the general election. His aides plotted to make the former president as reviled as Bill Cosby. He kicked off the second presidential debate with a news conference alongside Bill Clinton's accusers

Egged on by Infowars' Alex Jones, who promised payouts of $1,000 or more to anyone who wore the site's 'Bill Clinton Rape' t-shirt to a rally and appeared on television for five second or more, critics of the Clintons bombarded their rallies.

'Bill Clinton is a rapist,' they shouted at the top of their lungs, trying to get the attention of TV cameras.

Wednesday morning Bill stayed silent as Hillary thanked her supporters and said she hoped her opponent would be 'a successful president for all Americans.'

'I know how disappointed you feel, because I feel it, too,' the losing presidential candidate said. 'This is painful, and it will be for a long time.'

Clinton implored her backers to give Trump a chance.

From from the ballroom of a mid-range Manhattan hotel she said, 'Donald Trump is going to be our president. We owe him an open mind and the chance to lead.'

Bill stood behind his wife, looking somber, with their daughter Chelsea. He did not deliver remarks at the event and has not spoken publicly.

It is unknown what the former president will do next. He planned to leave his family charity if Hillary won the White House and put Chelsea in charge.