Clyburn agrees with Michelle Obama that America is not ready for woman president
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Rep. James Clyburn said Sunday that former First Lady Michelle Obama was “absolutely correct” in her claim that America is not ready for a female president.
“If you look at the past, we’ve shown we weren’t ready,” Clyburn said on NBC’s “Meet the Press.” “These are incredible women running: Hillary Clinton, Kamala Harris, and I think we’re getting to that point. So we don’t have the luxury of turning back the clock. We’ve taken one, two and three steps forward, and let’s not take two, three and four steps back, which is what we’re doing in this election.”
Obama’s comments came last month while he was promoting his new book, “The Look,” and cited former Vice President Kamala Harris’ loss to President Donald Trump in the 2024 presidential election as evidence that the country is not “ready.”
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Rep. James Clyburn, D.C., agreed with former First Lady Michelle Obama on “Meet the Press.” (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc. via Getty Images)
“Unfortunately, as we saw in the past elections, we are not ready,” he said. “So don’t even look at me about running because you’re all lying. You’re not ready for a woman. You’re not.”
The former First Lady said she doesn’t believe men in America are comfortable with a woman leading them.
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“You know, we have a lot of work to do growing up, and unfortunately there are still a lot of men who don’t think they can be led by a woman, and we’ve seen that,” Obama continued. Obama continued.
Michelle Obama has previously said that America is not ready for a female president. (Michelle Obama’s YouTube channel)
Although Clyburn agreed with Obama, he said people should not stop seeking a female president.
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“My father always told me, ‘Son, the darkest part of the night is the moment right before dawn,'” Clyburn said. “We may be in a dark time when it comes to women serving as president, but we may be in that moment right before the dawn when women will serve. For that to happen, they have to run. That’s why I want women to run. I want to support them. I’m the father of three amazing women. I want them to follow through and not give up on this country.”
Former First Lady Michelle Obama speaks during the second day of the Democratic National Convention at the United Center on August 20, 2024 in Chicago, Illinois. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
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Fox News Digital has reached out to Obama’s office for comment.
Fox News’ Landon Mion contributed to this report.
