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Watch Replay: Hillary Clinton Speaks At Harry Reid Portrait Unveiling

Clinton made a rare public appearance since her Election Day defeat.

Hillary Clinton made a rare public appearance Thursday afternoon when she attended a portrait unveiling for outgoing Senate minority leader and Nevada Sen. Harry Reid.

Clinton has largely kept a low profile since her presidential election defeat to Donald Trump last month, instead popping up in photos from supporters hiking in the woods or taking a trip to the grocery store.

The former secretary of state was scheduled to make some of her first public remarks since Election Day at the portrait unveiling, which begin around 4 p.m. Eastern time.

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Vice President Joe Biden, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and incoming Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer were also scheduled to attend the unveiling, along with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.

But perhaps the most high-profile attendee was Clinton, who hasn't made public remarks since her emotional concession speech the Wednesday after the election. She was scheduled to speak at the tribute to Reid's 30-year career in the Senate.

Clinton has been heard from very little since her stunning defeat on Nov. 8. She declined to appear at her own post-election rally as results began to look grim for her, instead sending campaign chairman John Podesta to address the tearful crowd.

The next day, she conceded at the New Yorker Hotel in Manhattan.

"Donald Trump is going to be our president," she said that day. "We owe him an open mind and the chance to lead."

A quote from that day became the most retweeted tweet of the campaign.

The event Thursday will take place in the Russell Senate Office Building, where a portrait of Reid will be unveiled. The portrait is by Gavin Glakas and will be part of the U.S. Senate Leadership Portrait Collection.

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