Clinton: ‘I broke my elbow, not my larynx.’

Hillary Clinton, Patricia Espinosa, Lawrence Cannon, July 16, 2009 | Brendan Hoffman/Getty Images When asked yesterday about allegedly being sidelined by the White House, Secretary Clinton put the issue to rest, responding wittily: “I broke my elbow, not my larynx,” she said, referring to the fractured elbow that kept her out of the limelight for ...

By , copy chief at Foreign Policy from 2009-2016 and was an assistant editor from 2007-2009.
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WASHINGTON - JULY 16: U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton (C) hosts a trilateral meeting with Mexican Foreign Secretary Patricia Espinosa (L) and Canadian Foreign Minister Lawrence Cannon at the State Department on July 16, 2009 in Washington, DC. The meeting precedes the North American Leaders Summit scheduled for August in Guadalajara, Mexico. (Photo by Brendan Hoffman/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Hillary Clinton;Patricia Espinosa;Lawrence Cannon

Hillary Clinton, Patricia Espinosa, Lawrence Cannon, July 16, 2009 | Brendan Hoffman/Getty Images

Hillary Clinton, Patricia Espinosa, Lawrence Cannon, July 16, 2009 | Brendan Hoffman/Getty Images

When asked yesterday about allegedly being sidelined by the White House, Secretary Clinton put the issue to rest, responding wittily:

I broke my elbow, not my larynx,” she said, referring to the fractured elbow that kept her out of the limelight for a month.

Speaking with reporters at the State Department after meetings with the foreign ministers of Canada and Mexico [in above photo], Clinton delivered the line with a straight face, seeming miffed at widespread speculation that she has lost influence in the Obama administration.

“I have been consistantly involved in the shaping and implementation of our foreign policy and I am off to India and Thailand tonight,” Clinton said stonily.

For more about this issue, check out The Cable for the details from Laura Rozen’s exclusive talk with Secretary Clinton herself.

Photo: Brendan Hoffman/Getty Images

Preeti Aroon was copy chief at Foreign Policy from 2009-2016 and was an assistant editor from 2007-2009. Twitter: @pjaroonFP

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