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Clinton distracted by shirtless men at Calif. rally: 'Don't take anything else off'


Shirtless men cheer for Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton during a rally at a United Food and Commercial Workers International Union hall, Wednesday, May 25, 2016, in Buena Park, Calif. (AP Photo/John Locher)
Shirtless men cheer for Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton during a rally at a United Food and Commercial Workers International Union hall, Wednesday, May 25, 2016, in Buena Park, Calif. (AP Photo/John Locher)
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Hillary Clinton admits she got distracted by a pair of shirtless 30-something men who called out to her at a California rally on Wednesday.

The former secretary of state was caught off guard when the front-row voters removed their shirts; one's chest read "HILL IS PERFECT," while the other's was marked with the candidate's "H" campaign logo.

One of the topless supporters cried out, "Hillary, they're kicking us out because we don't have our shirts on!"

The other chimed in, "They're making us leave."

But the Democratic front-runner in the race for the presidency let them stay -- under one condition.

"Well, um, you know what, as long as they don't take anything else off," a grinning Clinton mused.

"Thank you!" one of them said, giving her the thumbs-up.

"Well, oh, good, OK. You know, you gotta make split decisions, that's what leadership is all about," she continued, snapping her fingers. "And we are a big, diverse country."

It was then that the former New York senator and first lady lost her train of thought.

"OK, where was I? I gotta admit it is a little distracting standing up here looking at 'em," she said.

"So, I'm going to look over this way, and I'm going to look over that way, I'm going to look back here," Clinton added, turning across the stage. "OK, so, as I was saying ..."

Clinton was all smiles following her speech, as she approached the two men and posed for a selfie. "OK, guys!" she exclaimed, before the picture was taken.

ABC News identified the two men as formerly undecided voters John Nelson, of West Palm Beach, Florida, and Dan Stifler, of Grand Junction, Colorado. The 32-year-olds had traveled to the Golden State to see all the candidates and told ABC News they had just decided to vote for Clinton on Wednesday.

"She's the least bad candidate there is," Nelson said. "We decided ... if you're going to go for somebody you should go 100 percent. 'Cause it could be the other guy and that's a million times worse."

He added, "You have to be stoned to like Bernie."

The political pranksters have also stirred up trouble at other rallies, including jumping on stage at an event for Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and heckling Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., according to ABC News.

Actress Jamie Lee Curtis introduced Clinton at Wednesday's Buena Park rally. She was happy to give Nelson and Stifler a hug.


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Leake reported from Washington. Follow her on Twitter (@NewsyLindsey) and Like her Facebook page.

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