Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says she’s not running for president again.
“I’m not running,” the 2016 Democratic nominee told News 12 Westchester. But Clinton added that she would continue “working and speaking and standing up for what I believe.”
{mosads}”I want to be sure that people understand I’m going to keep speaking out,” Clinton told the local news network. “I’m not going anywhere. What’s at stake in our country, the kinds of things that are happening right now, are deeply troubling to me.”
“We’ve gotten not just polarized,” she continued. “We’ve gotten into, really, opposing camps unlike anything I’ve ever seen in my adult life.”
Clinton said she plans to take an active role in the next election cycle, which already features a crowded field of Democratic candidates. Sens. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) are just a handful of the prominent leaders who have announced their candidacy.
Clinton has met with a range of candidates and individuals considering a presidential run. CNN reported that the onetime first lady and New York senator met with Klobuchar and former Vice President Joe Biden in February.
Biden is still considering whether he will launch a 2020 campaign. Clinton told News 12 Westchester that she’s told every candidate she’s met with so far to not take “anything for granted.”
“People need to understand that, in many cases, they were sold a bill of goods,” she said. “We can’t take anything for granted. We have to work really, really hard to make our case to the American people, and I’m going to do everything I can to help the Democrats win back the White House.”
Clinton had been widely expected to secure the Oval Office before eventually losing to President Trump.