Hillary Clinton didn't know how to check her email on a computer in 2009

Hillary Clinton had to be trained on how to check her email. — (Image credit: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Hillary Clinton apparently did not know how to use a computer to check her email in 2009, when she was serving as secretary of state, The Hill reports. According to an email released on Monday, Clinton's chief of staff, Cheryl Mills, told a State Department official that there could be a "problem" because Clinton "does not know how to use a computer to do email — only [Blackberry]."

Mills added that it "would not take much training to get her up to speed" although anyone who has ever tried to teach their parents how to use the internet might be skeptical of such a claim. The Hill reports that it is "unclear whether Clinton was ever trained to use a computer to access email."

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Jeva Lange was the executive editor at TheWeek.com. She formerly served as The Week's deputy editor and culture critic. She is also a contributor to Screen Slate, and her writing has appeared in The New York Daily News, The Awl, Vice, and Gothamist, among other publications. Jeva lives in New York City. Follow her on Twitter.