Hillary Clinton frets that a female Republican president would be handmaiden to the patriarchy

Former Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton bristled at the prospect of a female Republican winning the White House, fretting that it would condemn women to be subordinates of the patriarchy.Clinton, 77, argued that, with few exceptions, female Republicans tend to undermine feminist ideals while reflecting on the advice she’d give to women seeking the presidency.“Well, first of all, don’t be a handmaiden to the patriarchy, which kind of eliminates every woman on the other side of the aisle, except for very few,” Clinton sniped with a sigh during a forum at The 92nd Street Y in New York City earlier this month.Clinton’s remarks were made on May 1, but footage of the exchange didn’t surface until last week and was unearthed by the Daily Caller.Examples of Republican women who aren’t “handmaidens to the patriarchy” include Sen.

Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) and former Rep.Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.), according to Clinton.

“There’s a few,” she admitted.Moderator Margaret Hoover, a Republican pundit and host of PBS’ “Firing Line,” refrained from pushing back against Clinton on that point.

Hoover’s husband, John Avlon, unsuccessfully challenged Rep.Nick LaLota (R-NY) last year.

The former secretary of state and first lady also lamented how women haven’t yet been able to punch through the glass ceiling and win the presidency, referencing both her and former Vice President Kamala Harris’ defeats.“Look, first we have to get there, and it is, you know, obviously so much harder than it should be,” Clinton continued.

“So, you know, if a woman runs who I think would be a good president — as I thought Kamala Harris would be, and as I knew I would be — I will support that woman.”Unlike Clinton, Harris largely refrained from harping too much on gender politics during her 107-day sprint for the presidency in the 2024 election cycle.Harris also significantly outperformed President Trump with female voters, according to exit poll da...