Hillary Clinton: 'I'm not running,' but 'I'm not going anywhere'

The pool of potential 2020 Democrats is at least one candidate smaller.

In an interview airing Monday night, Hillary Clinton confirmed she won't come back for another showdown with President Trump in 2020. "I'm not running, but I'm going to keep on working and speaking and standing up for what I believe," the 2016 Democratic nominee told Long Island station News 12.

After stints as first lady, a U.S. senator, and secretary of state, Clinton became the first woman presidential nominee for a major party in 2016. That bid quite obviously fell short, but Clinton has still met with a slew of 2020 hopefuls as the Democratic field grows. So far, Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) seems to have the most support from Clinton's friends and former staffers.

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While Clinton won't be on the Democratic ticket, she did affirm in the News 12 interview that she's "not going anywhere." "I want to be sure that people understand I'm going to keep speaking out," Clinton said, adding that she's worried about how "we've gotten into really opposing camps unlike anything I've ever seen in my adult life." When asked if she'd consider running for elected office again, Clinton said "I don't think so." Watch the whole interview here.