The Australian Women's Weekly

Hillary CLINTON WHATYOU SEE is WHAT YOU GET!

The double doors swing wide open. In walks Hillary Rodham Clinton, 5ft 5in tall and full of energy. It’s just days before coronavirus will lock down Europe and America, making such personal encounters all but impossible. She greets me with a firm handshake – one that’s gripped thousands of voters’ hands in her time. “Hi! Nice to see you!” she cries, flashing a bright smile as her eyes glint Democratic blue. She’s sincere, welcoming.

We’re in a suite at the Adlon, the famous Berlin hotel where Michael Jackson once dangled his child out of the window. In the corner, Huma Abedin, Hillary’s personal aide and close friend, sits tapping on her phone. Security stands outside. Protection is something the former First Lady is used to. “I’ve had it for so long,” she says. “I’ve had it since 1992. It just becomes part of the tapestry of my life.”

Back then, her husband Bill Clinton, the two-time governor of Arkansas, graduated to the most powerful job on the planet, President of the United States. As the new four-part documentary Hillary – the reason for our get-together today – shows, she was never one to stay in the shadows. In 2016, she famously ran on the Democratic ticket in a bid to become the first ever female occupant of the White House.

Why she lost to Donald Trump on that November night is – partly at least – tied up with who

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