Hillary Clinton said during closing remarks at the annual Vital Voices Global Leadership Awards Wednesday that the U.S. is witnessing "an all-out attack on core values of democracy," although without specifically mentioning President Donald Trump.
The event honored women leaders in human rights, economic empowerment and political reform, Fox News reports.
During her speech, Clinton said, "we're seeing a retreat from the commitment to embrace women’s advancement as an objective of U.S. foreign policy."
"I don’t think it's a coincidence that at the same time, we are witnessing an all-out attack on core values of democracy: free speech and the rule of law," Clinton continued. "A war on truth, facts and reason. So women’s voices have always been vital, but never more so than right now."
A day earlier, speaking at a women-only workplace in New York City, Clinton said the U.S. was in a "very bad spot."
She also said Fox News is "always trying to impeach me."