Hillary Clinton Takes Giant Selfie with Digital Content Creators at Town Hall Discussion: 'We Have to Send This to Ellen!'

Hillary Clinton Takes Giant Selfie
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06/29/2016 AT 12:35 AM EDT

Hillary Clinton, along with one hundred digital content creators, gathered at NeueHouse in Los Angeles on Tuesday to discuss important issues, engage in conversation about possible solutions, and, last but not least … take one, giant selfie!

The town hall discussion, which was curated by Beautycon Media, hosted creators – including YouTube star Swoozie, Jordyn Woods, and Whitney White – allowed them to ask questions important to their communities and online audiences.

One creator asked Clinton, "Why do you think Donald Trump has gone as far as he has and has gained so much support and what you say to a Trump supporter?"

"I am sympathetic to a lot of the people attracted by Trump's message who are feeling really left out and left behind," Clinton responded. "They have lost faith in their government, in the economy, certainly in politics and most other institutions. They don't know how they're going to create a better future for themselves. I'm not only sympathetic, I'm looking for solutions."



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She later added, "I am not sympathetic to the xenophobia, the misogyny, the homophobia, the Islamophobia and all other dog whistles that Trump uses to create that fervor among a lot of his supporters."

On another topic, YouTube star Whitney White asked Clinton how she plans to gain back the trust of African-Americans if she is elected President of the United States.

"You've garnered a lot of mistrust from the black community based on unfortunate detrimental past events, you could just look through the comments on my Instagram about this event and see for yourself," White said. "So I would like to know, what are your concrete plans to win back the trust of Black America? … As you know, and respectfully, have been involved in systematically racism is a real problem. If we're to have a united America, we need to admit this publicly and often and then we need the call to action."

"I certainly understand and even agree with what you said about the perpetuation of systemic racism," said Clinton. "I have spoken out about that. I have addressed it. I also was very honored to receive a huge percentage of the vote of the African-Americans in the primary and I am grateful for that because so many people know of my history. I don't always talk about it, so I'm not surprised that younger people don't."

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She, later, continued, "I am more than open to an receptive to dealing with the systemic problem that are in root of injustice, disunity, and inequality in our country."

After all was said and discussions were had, there was just one thing left to be done: document the event with a selfie.

After Clinton was asked by moderator Dulce Candy if she was willing to take a snapshot with the crowd, she was quick to respond.

"This could be better than the Oscars," Clinton said. "We have to send it to Ellen and tell her what we've done here!"
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