A weary-looking Hillary Clinton said Wednesday evening at her first public appearance since she conceded to Donald Trump that she considered cancelling her speech to the children's advocacy group but kept the commitment out of respect for her mentor.
'I will admit coming here tonight wasn't the easiest thing for me,' she said at the Children's Defense Fund's gala in Washington, D.C.
The failed presidential candidate added: 'There have been a few times this past week when all I wanted to do is just to curl up with a good book or our dogs and never leave the house again.'
Clinton arrived and left the event at the Newseum through a private entrance and didn't stick around to be hounded by her traveling press corps.
They had been invited to cover the event by campaign staff, several of whom were with her last night. One said they're still on payroll through the end of this week.
Quoting the organization's founder, Marian Wright Edelman, Clinton said, 'Service is the rent we pay for living.'
'You don't get to stop paying rent just because things don't go your way', Clinton said.
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