This was weird.

Hillary Clinton was appointed as Chancellor of Belfast’s Queens University for a period of five years, effective January 1, 2020.

Clinton is the university’s 11th chancellor and first woman to take on the role.

QUB previously gave Hillary Clinton an honorary degree and the chairman of the school’s senate praised her in a statement.

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“Secretary Clinton has made a considerable contribution to Northern Ireland and as an internationally recognized leader will be an incredible advocate for Queen’s and an inspirational role model for the Queen’s community,” Stephen Prenter, chairman of the school’s senate, said in a statement.

https://twitter.com/QUBelfast/status/1212670446916780032

This controversial move received backlash from people across the world, including locally in Northern Ireland.

“Securing Mrs. Clinton will be seen as a coup for Queen’s” BBC reported.