Hillary Clinton: ‘Secretary Of State Will Be My Last Public Position’
Hillary Clinton was in Bahrain today and told an audience that she had no plans to run for president and that her current job as Secretary of State was her last public position, ending speculation that she would be somehow challenging President Obama for the Democratic nomination in 2012. She added that after she completed her term as Secretary of state, she would focus on advocacy work on behalf of women and children.
Writing for Reuters, Andrew Quinn reports:
Clinton, who has repeatedly laughed off suggestions she might still want to take command of the White House, told an audience of Bahrain students that she was not contemplating a repeat run for president after losing to Barack Obama in 2008.
“No, I’m not,” Clinton said. “I think I’ll serve as secretary of state as my last public position and then probably go back to advocacy work, particularly on behalf of women and children.”
It was the first time Clinton has spoken so directly about leaving public service, where she has been a dominant figure in Democratic circles for two decades.
Chatter about a possible second Clinton run at the presidency ramped up after the Democrats’ serious losses in the mid-term congressional elections, which were widely interpreted as a referendum on Obama’s first two years in office.
Watch a clip of Ms. Clinton’s statement as reported by Shepard Smith on Fox News below:
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