Hillary Clinton says she was 'gobsmacked' by election loss

Former Democratic party presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has she was "gobsmacked" by Donald Trump's upset victory after the hard-fought 2016 presidential race but said she has no plans to run for elected office again but plans to remain active in politics because of her grave concern that “our country’s future is at stake.”

Clinton made the remarks in her first extended TV interview since losing the 2016 presidential election. 

The interview is the kick off of Clinton's promo campaign for her forthcoming book What Happened, to be released on Tuesday by CBS' Simon & Schuster imprint.

I just felt this enormous let down, just kind of loss of feeling and direction and sadness, Clinton said.

Bill (Clinton) just kept saying, 'Oh, you know, that was a terrific speech,' trying to just bolster me a little bit.

Off I went, into a frenzy of closet cleaning, and long walks in the woods, playing with my dogs, and, as I write- yoga, alternate nostril breathing, which I highly recommend, trying to calm myself down, and you know, my share of Chardonnay.

It was a very hard transition. I really struggled. I couldn't feel, I couldn't think. I was just gobsmacked, wiped out.

Clinton described what she called an “out-of-body experience” when she attended Trump’s inauguration in January out of respect for tradition that former presidents and first ladies participate to underscore the democratic elective process.