Hillary Clinton subtly mocks Trump about his inauguration crowd and, oh, it feels so good

"Some are even denying the things we see with our own eyes, like the size of crowds."
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Hillary Clinton subtly mocks Trump about his inauguration crowd and, oh, it feels so good
WELLESLEY, MA - MAY 26: Hillary Clinton speaks at commencement at Wellesley College May 26, 2017 in Wellesley, Massachusetts. Clinton graduated from Wellesley College in 1969. (Photo by Darren McCollester/Getty Images) Credit: Darren McCollester/Getty Images

Hillary Clinton couldn't help but notice a few things when she went to Donald Trump's inauguration, especially *cough cough* the size of his crowd.

Clinton delivered the commencement speech at her alma mater Wellesley College on Friday, 48 years after she delivered their student graduation address. While the range of her concerns were broad, Clinton zeroed in on the current administration's non-stop lying -- and couldn't help but deliver a dig about Trump's inauguration crowd size, too.

"Some are even denying the things we see with our own eyes, like the size of crowds," Clinton said. "And then defending themselves by talking about, quote unquote, 'alternative facts.'"

At the time of his inauguration, Trump slammed the media for allegedly underestimating the size of his crowds, claiming they reached all the way back to the Washington Monument.

Photo evidence later proved the president wrong, but that didn't stop him.

Remember that scandal? How young we all were then.

Clinton stressed to graduates that Trump's lying was part of a larger culture of disinformation, with politics becoming increasingly untethered from the truth.

Seems that the former Secretary of State's best material comes after she's spent some time wandering in the woods.

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Heather Dockray

Heather was the Web Trends reporter at Mashable NYC. Prior to joining Mashable, Heather wrote regularly for UPROXX and GOOD Magazine, was published in The Daily Dot and VICE, and had her work featured in Entertainment Weekly, Jezebel, Mic, and Gawker. She loves small terrible dogs and responsible driving. Follow her on Twitter @wear_a_helmet.

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