Hillary Clinton recently revealed how she reacted to the news that President Joe Biden had ended his reelection campaign. 

Clinton actually made the revelation, according to Fox News, in audio that she recorded for the epilogue of her new book, Something Lost, Something Gaine. 

It was MSNBC's Morning Joe that first revealed the audio clip. If you are interested, you can listen to it here.

As we will see, Clinton was not too upset about Biden's withdrawal.

"This is exciting"

According to Clinton, after the news first broke that Biden would no longer pursue reelection, she had a telephone conversation with Vice President Kamala Harris. And, after that conversation, she spoke about the situation with her husband, former President Bill Clinton.

"After I got off the phone with the vice president, I looked at Bill with a huge smile and said, ‘This is exciting!'" Clinton says in the audio.

This has come as a bit of a surprise to many considering how strongly it is that Clinton was pulling for Biden to get reelected. But, that is politics for you.

To further explain her initial reaction, Clinton, in the audio, says, "I felt promise, I felt possibility. It was exhilarating! When I imagine Kamala standing before the Capitol next January, taking the oath of office as our first woman president, my heart leaps."

Clinton continued, "After hard years of division, it will prove that our best days are still ahead and that we are making progress on our long journey toward a more perfect union. And it will make such a difference in the lives of hard-working people everywhere."

"We will miss Joe"

At this point, it is probably worth remembering that Clinton was one of the first major Democratic figures to jump on the Harris bandwagon, once it was decided that Biden would no longer seek reelection.

Apparently, though, she still thinks very highly of Biden.

In the audio clip, she says:

Democrats have lost our standard-bearer. We will miss Joe Biden's steady leadership, deep empathy, and fighting spirit. He is a wise and decent man who served our country well. Yet we have gained much too: a new champion, an invigorated campaign, and a renewed sense of purpose.

It would be interesting to know how many Americans would agree with Clinton's opinion about the situation.

Is Harris really who Clinton claims she is? We'll leave that question for you to answer.