Watch: Hillary Clinton Is Marching in the NYC Pride Parade
Presumptive Democratic Nominee Makes Unannounced Appearance
Hillary Clinton right now is marching in the New York City Pride Parade. The former U.S. Senator from New York is marching with fellow Democrats including New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and his wife, writer Chirlane McCray, Al Sharpton, Clinton supporter and actress Cynthia Nixon, and reportedly 32,000 other marchers.Â
Over two million people are believed to be in attendance.
Hillary Clinton waving along Christopher St. as she marches in #NYCPride along Mayor De Blasio & Gov Cuomo pic.twitter.com/aAgtXsWWkj
— Liz Kreutz (@ABCLiz) June 26, 2016
Hillary is here. #pride2016 #nycpride 🌈 #HillaryClinton pic.twitter.com/p3DHVzG3i2
— Joe ‘Monk’ Pardavila (@joepardavila) June 26, 2016
H I L L A R Y ! ! ! pic.twitter.com/cFtoEP7klf
— Matt McDermott (@mattmfm) June 26, 2016
‘It’s Hillary!’ People are elated that @HillaryClinton is at #NYCPride #NYCPrideParade pic.twitter.com/lbfvuk1Ry4
— William Mathis (@MathisWilliam) June 26, 2016
Hillary Clinton marches in the #NYCPride Parade with @NYGovCuomo, @BilldeBlasio and @Chirlane. pic.twitter.com/JF76BqN8mF
— Dan Merica (@danmericaCNN) June 26, 2016
Video:
The scene around @HillaryClinton @NYGovCuomo @BilldeBlasio marching in the #NYCPrideParade pic.twitter.com/Kkgf7H4jS9
— Monica Alba (@albamonica) June 26, 2016
Here campaign is also a sponsor of the parade and is marching today:
Hilton is stepping off! #NYCPride #Pride2016 #TheMarch pic.twitter.com/ulK8oFu7tn
— NYC Pride March (@NYCPrideMarch) June 26, 2016Â
This is not Clinton’s first time at NYC Pride. As the nation’s First Lady, she marched in 2000:
Here’s a picture of Hillary marching in 2000! #NYCPride #NYCPrideParade pic.twitter.com/sn5rCOfVY9
— Hillary 4 POTUS (@HlLLARY) June 26, 2016
This makes Clinton the first presumptive nominee of a major political party to have marched in a Pride parade. Barack Obama, as president or as a presidential candidate, according to The Washington Blade, is not believed to have marched in a Pride parade.Â
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Image by Matt McDermott via Twitter
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