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Terry McAuliffe Named His Pet Chicken 'Hillary'

Hillary and chicken
Chicken, Hillary Clinton / Wikimedia Commons, AP
June 30, 2015

Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe (D.) keeps pet chickens at the state's Executive Mansion in Richmond, and one of them is named Hillary, according to a report in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.

Hillary is just one of four "gubernatorial chickens" kept by McAuliffe. The other three are named Dolly, Snape, and Camo.

The McAuliffes say Hillary is a "big attraction" for kids visiting the mansion.

It is not particularly surprising that McAuliffe would name a beloved family pet after Hillary Clinton. He was chairman of her failed 2008 presidential campaign and is one of Bill Clinton's closest friends. Hillary Clinton's brother, Tony Rodham, also worked with McAuliffe to secure funding through foreign investors for his electric car company, GreenTech Automotive.

It is unclear whether Hillary is one of the three red dorking hens or the golden comet.

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