On Friday, Hillary Clinton returned to her alma mater, Wellesley College (where she was the first student to ever deliver a commencement speech 48 years ago!), to offer a message to graduates – and she had no problem throwing shade at President Trump multiple times, without even saying his name.
She opened her commencement speech by acknowledging that things haven’t exactly gone her way since November 7 – and luckily, she now has a sense of humor about the whole thing. “You may have heard that things didn’t exactly go the way I planned, but you know what? I’m doing OK.”
Clinton went on to draw parallels to her own graduation year, 1969, a year when she and other young people were upset about the election of President Nixon. “By the way, we were furious about the past presidential election, of a man whose presidency would eventually end in disgrace with his impeachment for his obstruction of justice,” she said. (Sound familiar?)
It wasn’t all about throwing shade at her former opponent though – she also delivered a message of empowerment by encouraging graduates at the all-female college to “break glass ceilings,” because she’s been there, done that.
“Don’t let anyone tell you your voice doesn’t matter,” she said. “In the years to come, there will be trolls galore, online and in person, eager to tell you that you don’t have anything worthwhile to say or anything meaningful to contribute. They may even call you a Nasty Woman.”
So how does she believe we should be moving forward when the trolls just won’t stop? “Don’t be afraid of your ambition, of your dreams, or even your anger – those are powerful forces. But harness them to make a difference in the world. Stand up for truth and reason.”
Watch Clinton’s entire commencement speech below: