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Former President Bill Clinton said during a caller interrogation that the state whitethorn not beryllium acceptable for a pistillate president pursuing Vice President Kamala Harris' nonaccomplishment to President-elect Donald Trump, and suggested a Republican pistillate mightiness person an easier clip getting elected.
"Maybe," Clinton replied to CBS' Tracy Smith's question astir whether the U.S. isn't acceptable for a pistillate president. "I deliberation successful immoderate ways we've moved to the close arsenic a absorption to each the turmoil. And I deliberation if Hillary had been nominated successful 2008, she would've walked in, conscionable similar Obama did."
Clinton spoke to Smith astir his new book, "Citizen," and was asked if the state had changed pursuing Harris' loss. The publication besides reportedly details his vexation portion being questioned astir his infamous matter with Monica Lewinsky.
"Well, I deliberation each these taste battles that we're warring marque it harder successful immoderate ways for a pistillate to run," helium said.
Bill Clinton speaks to CBS "Sunday Morning" astir VP Kamala Harris' nonaccomplishment and more. (Screenshot/CBS)
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"So, you deliberation it has much to bash with enactment than gender?" Smith followed up.
"No," Clinton responded. "Although I deliberation it would astir apt beryllium easier for a blimpish Republican pistillate to win."
The erstwhile Democratic president said it was due to the fact that that was what Margaret Thatcher did and added, "I inactive deliberation we'll person a pistillate president beauteous soon."
Smith besides asked Clinton astir wherefore his publication includes a information connected his matter with Lewinsky.
Former President Bill Clinton speaks successful enactment of the Harris-Walz statesmanlike run during the Fort Valley GOTV Community Fish Fry astatine the Agricultural Technology Conference Center connected October 13, 2024, successful Fort Valley, Georgia. ( Julia Beverly/Getty Images)
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"Because I thought I needed to accidental thing astir it, and I wanted to beryllium arsenic adjuvant arsenic I could to fto her crook the page. I deliberation she should beryllium fixed a accidental to physique a beingness that is astir her and the future, and not, you know, being whiplashed into an aged story," Clinton said.
"I unrecorded with it each the time," Clinton wrote successful "Citizens" of the Lewinsky scandal, according to a report. He besides reportedly complimented her enactment connected bullying.
"I privation her thing but the best," helium wrote.
Clinton campaigned for Harris successful the last stretch, and appeared alongside President Biden portion helium was inactive successful the contention and campaigning. The erstwhile president besides said it would beryllium a "travesty" if Trump became the president again.