Clinton to Critics: No One Told a Man Who Lost Election to 'Shut Up'

Hillary Clinton said she's surprised by those saying she should just disappear after losing the White House to Donald Trump in 2016.

During an appearance at Rutgers University, the former first lady was asked by Ruth Mandel, director of the Eagleton Institute of Politics, for her opinion of those who say she should "get off the public stage and shut up."

"I was really struck by how people said that to me — mostly people in the press, for whatever reason — mostly, 'Go away, go away,'" Clinton said.

"I had one of the young people who works for me go back and do a bit of research. They never said that to any man who was not elected. I was kind of struck by that."

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