Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Hillary Diane Rodham ClintonThe Memo: Trump furor stokes fears of unrest Bloomberg rolls out M ad buy to boost Biden in Florida Hillicon Valley: Productivity, fatigue, cybersecurity emerge as top concerns amid pandemic | Facebook critics launch alternative oversight board | Google to temporarily bar election ads after polls close MORE praised Greta Thunberg after Time magazine named the teen climate activist its "Person of the Year," tweeting that she could not think of a better choice for the award.

Clinton said that she is grateful for all Thunberg has done "to raise awareness of the climate crisis and her willingness to tell hard, motivating truths."

"I couldn't think of a better Person of the Year than @GretaThunberg," the 2016 Democratic presidential nominee added. "I am grateful for all she's done to raise awareness of the climate crisis and her willingness to tell hard, motivating truths.

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"As she said today: 'Change is coming, whether you like it or not,' " Clinton said.

I couldn't think of a better Person of the Year than @GretaThunberg. I am grateful for all she's done to raise awareness of the climate crisis and her willingness to tell hard, motivating truths.



As she said today: "Change is coming, whether you like it or not." #gutsywomen pic.twitter.com/ltCoo9NbS2 — Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) December 11, 2019

Clinton in October honored the 16-year-old Swedish climate change activist on International Day of the Girl.

"On this International Day of the Girl, I’m thinking about all the gutsy girls who are changing the world—@GretaThunberg, @Emma4Change, @NaomiWadler, and @Malala, just to name a few—and all those who will. #DayOfTheGirl #GutsyWomen," Clinton tweeted at the time.