Hillary Clinton’s funny first Instagram post

HILLARY Clinton has joined Instagram and shown the world she is able to poke fun at herself with her first post.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, left, and Australia's Prime Minister Julia Gillard share a laugh during the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, or Rio+20, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Friday, June 22, 2012.(AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)

HILLARY Clinton has joined Instagram and shown the world she is able to poke fun at herself with her first post.

The frontrunner for the Democrats nomination to be US president, who is known for her love of wearing pansuits, posted the following image to Instagram.

“Hard Choices,” she captioned the picture of a rack of red, white and blue pantsuits.

The joke is a play on her 2014 book Hard Choices, as well as her fashion sense.

Her profile describes her as a “doting grandmother, among other things”.

The former US First Lady’s post started trending as people relished the lighter moment in what is set to be a long campaign for the presidency.

“Best. Instagram. Ever,” wrote vasilio1.

“How about none of them,” wrote leslie2.

“Hillary’s PR team know what dey (sic) be doing” wrote smbreslof.

Memoir ... Hillary Clinton's 2014 book Hard Choices. Picture: Supplied.

Clinton already has 11,300 Instagram followers and growing rapidly.

Clinton has been especially active on social media of late, having joined LinkedIn just last month.

Jokester ... Hillary Clinton shares a laugh with busband Bill and daughter, Chelsea. Picture: Supplied