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 ...
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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