Former US secretary of state Hillary Clinton has for the first time announced that she will not be running for the country’s president in 2020.
“I’m not running, but I’m going to keep on working and speaking and standing up for what I believe,” Clinton said in an interview with News 12, a local TV channel in New York, on Tuesday.
The Democratic candidate was the front-runner in the 2016 US presidential election run-up but ended up losing to her Republican rival, Donald Trump. Hours after the announcement, Trump mocked Clinton’s decision not to run for president in 2020, claiming that his former opponent would be “sorely missed” in the race.
“‘(Crooked) Hillary Clinton confirms she will not run in 2020, rules out a third bid for White House.’ Aw-shucks, does that mean I won’t get to run against her again? She will be sorely missed!” the president wrote on Twitter.
Clinton has already held private meetings with a range of Democratic candidates and individuals who are considering a run for the next year’s presidential election.