{"id":2641354,"date":"2026-08-06T12:32:02","date_gmt":"2026-08-06T16:32:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hillary-clinton-mesmerized-by-wnba-team-mascot-ellie\/"},"modified":"2026-08-06T12:37:43","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T16:37:43","slug":"hillary-clinton-mesmerized-by-wnba-team-mascot-ellie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hillary-clinton-mesmerized-by-wnba-team-mascot-ellie\/","title":{"rendered":"Hillary Clinton mesmerized by WNBA team mascot &#8216;Ellie&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhillary-clinton-mesmerized-by-wnba-team-mascot-ellie%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2641354&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Hillary Clinton was spotted sitting courtside at a WNBA game between the New York Liberty and the Seattle Storm,held at Barclays Centre in Brooklyn. During the event,the Liberty&#8217;s elephant mascot,Ellie,was seen performing lively dance moves,including headstands and leg pops,to the &#8220;Mississippi Cha Cha Slide.&#8221; A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/viral-video-shows-airline-take-sick-action-against-family-when-2-year-old-toddler-refuses-to-wear-mask\/\" title=\"Viral ... Shows Airline Take Sick Action Against Family when 2-Year-Old Toddler Refuses To Wear Mask\">viral video<\/a> captured Clinton&#8217;s enthusiastic reaction-clapping,bobbing her head,and tapping her foot-while she watched Ellie and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/first-cheerleading-squad-in-nfl-replaced-by-men-women-dance-team\/\" title=\"First Cheerleading Squad In NFL Replaced By Men\/Women Dance Team\">dance team<\/a> perform. Clinton wore a smile and appeared to enjoy the entertainment, which featured Ellie dressed in a liberty jersey with the number 00 and sneakers matching her team&#8217;s colors. The video, shared on X, highlighted Clinton&#8217;s amusement as she watched Ellie do the &#8220;Ellie Stomp\u2122\ufe0f.&#8221; The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/minnesota-ag-keith-ellisons-chief-of-staff-promotes-pro-hamas-rally\/\" title=\"Minnesota AG Keith Ellison&#039;s Chief of Staff supports a pro-Hamas rally.\">event garnered attention<\/a> not only for the game but also for Clinton&#8217;s engaging presence and the mascot&#8217;s spirited dance performance.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The elephant was in the room Monday \u2014 literally. Former U.S. Secretary of State and presidential candidate <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hillary-clinton\/\">Hillary Clinton<\/a> sat courtside at a WNBA game, seemingly captivated by the mascot.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Clinton attended the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/new-york\/\">New York<\/a> Liberty game against the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/seattle\/\">Seattle<\/a> Storm at Barclays Center in Brooklyn. But it wasn\u2019t the game that caught fans\u2019 attention. <\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/4677658\/hillary-clinton-mesmerized-wnba-team-mascot-ellie\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Hillary Clinton mesmerized by WNBA team mascot \u2018Ellie\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/4677624\/miss-north-carolina-brittany-boltinhosue-title-stripped-allegations-misconduct\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Miss North Carolina stripped of title after allegations of misconduct<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/4676614\/marjorie-taylor-greene-cameo-video-messages\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Marjorie Taylor Greene joins Cameo, where users can pay $150 for video message<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During a performance from the Liberty\u2019s dance team, Ellie, the team\u2019s elephant mascot, was seen breaking it down, doing headstands, combined with some leg pops.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The viral video was posted by a user <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MylesEhrlich\/status\/2084442823622053938\">on X.<\/a><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">If you ever wanted to watch Hillary Clinton experience the Ellie Stomp\u2122\ufe0f, I gotchu. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JbRAAfLMGc\">pic.twitter.com\/JbRAAfLMGc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Myles (@MylesEhrlich) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MylesEhrlich\/status\/2084442823622053938?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 4, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dancers and the mascot danced to the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=_TqBHhv7sgk\">\u201cMississippi Cha Cha Slide,\u201d D.J. Slide<\/a> marking each step.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Clinton applauded at the beginning of the performance. <\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She was seen bobbing left and right to the music, grinning from her seat. She tapped her foot along to the beat and tapped her hand on her thigh.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/sports\/4670796\/wnba-something-never-talked-about-couple-years-ago-joe-concha\/\"><strong>JOE CONCHA PRAISES SOPHIE CUNNINGHAM: \u2018WNBA IS SOMETHING WE NEVER TALKED ABOUT A COUPLE YEARS AGO\u2019<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ellie came dressed in her New York Liberty jersey that said \u201cEllie\u201d on the back,\u00a0along with the numbers \u201c00.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ellie sported mint-colored Nike sneakers with a black swoosh. The mascot also rocks her iconic braid, which is made of the team\u2019s colors, that she whips and flips along with her Lady Liberty crown.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hillary Clinton watches mascot at Brooklyn WNBA game<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4226,"featured_media":2641355,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP26057845384069.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[83775,32624,54149,7188],"class_list":["post-2641354","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-ellie","tag-hillary-clinton","tag-mascot-2","tag-wnba"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP26057845384069.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2641354","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4226"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2641354"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2641354\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2641362,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2641354\/revisions\/2641362"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2641355"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2641354"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2641354"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2641354"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}