Hillary Clinton Speaks Out at Women for Women International Luncheon

“I’m back to being an activist citizen and part of the resistance,” said Hillary Clinton on Tuesday. Clinton was the featured speaker at the Women for Women International luncheon and was interviewed by Christiane Amanpour, CNN’s chief international correspondent and anchor of “Amanpour.” Meryl Streep, Donna Karan, Billie Jean King and Sophie Tucker were among the 650 women who attended the luncheon at 583 Park Avenue. The event succeeded in raising $1.2 million for the programs that improve women’s lives in countries affected by conflict and war. Among the topics Clinton and Amanpour addressed were the work Women for Women has done in conflict zones and post-conflict zones; the fact that the Trump administration is not doing enough for women’s rights; a distinct lack of women at the security and defense tables; how misogyny and Russian president Vladmir Putin played a role in the 2016 presidential election, and what Clinton makes of President Trump, who said he’d be “honored” to meet with North Korea’s dictator Kim Jong-un. “How much time do we have?” asked Clinton. “Negotiations are critical, but they have to be part of a broader strategy, not just thrown up as part of a tweet one morning to say ‘let’s get together,'”

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