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Hillary Clinton attempting to enter a New York City subway on Thursday, April 7.
It took the former New York senator and Democratic presidential frontrunner five swipes to finally pass through the turnstile as news cameras and onlookers homed in on the uncomfortable moment.
Many people declared that they found the moment relatable to their own commuter experience.
Here are some of the tweets following Clinton's subway struggles:
Oh man. It took Hillary five swipes. Welcome to the struggle https://t.co/3RGrZVUeVc
- Brett LoGiurato (@BrettLoGiurato) April 7, 2016Yes, it took Hillary Clinton three or four swipes to get through the turnstile. Also, it takes everyone three or four swipes.
- Dan Merica (@danmericaCNN) April 7, 2016It takes one swipe https://t.co/sbnyE2f2Y6
- andrew kaczynski (@BuzzFeedAndrew) April 7, 2016That's not how we Make America Great Again https://t.co/0tcan8jcq3
- Chris Cillizza (@TheFix) April 7, 2016Hillary Clinton demonstrating more familiarity with the subway than Andrew Cuomo or Bill de Blasio tbh
- Josh Barro (@jbarro) April 7, 2016SHOCKING New Video: Out-Of-Touch @HillaryClinton Struggles To Use A NYC Subway Card #NYPrimaryhttps://t.co/fFlQekNXmo
- America Rising PAC (@AmericaRising) April 7, 2016Great tabloid story would have been to discover Hillary under the cover of night practicing her subway swipe at the Cortelyou station.
- Annie Karni (@anniekarni) April 7, 2016Lmfao. Hillary Clinton is currently riding the NYC subway live on CNN. Mic drop to Bernie. She knows what a metro card is.
- Dallas Strawn (@No1Dallas) April 7, 2016Hillary hitting the subway is just a big Bernie troll over his "token" comment to NYDN
- Zeke Miller (@ZekeJMiller) April 7, 2016Watch the moment below:
WATCH: In scene many New Yorkers know well, Hillary Clinton runs into trouble getting through the subway turnstile.https://t.co/hcGj0oz4IJ
- NBC Nightly News (@NBCNightlyNews) April 7, 2016