Hillary Clinton Slams Republican Women as ‘Handmaidens to the Patriarchy,’ Gets Roasted With Receipts [WATCH]

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is once again facing criticism following remarks she made about Republican women during an event last month at the 92nd Street Y in New York City, as reported by Fox News.

During a public discussion with PBS host Margaret Hoover of Firing Line, Clinton was asked if she had any advice for the future first female president of the United States. Clinton responded by dismissing most women in the Republican Party, stating:

“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.”

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Her comments reignited scrutiny over Clinton’s own history regarding her treatment of women throughout her political career.

While Clinton has long promoted herself as a defender of women’s rights, critics note her political rise was largely tied to her husband, former President Bill Clinton.

Clinton first gained national attention as First Lady of Arkansas, then First Lady of the United States after Bill Clinton was elected president.

Afterward, she became a U.S. senator from New York, and later Secretary of State under President Barack Obama following her 2008 primary defeat.

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During her husband’s presidency, Clinton staunchly defended him amid his affair with White House intern Monica Lewinsky, which led to his impeachment for perjury and obstruction of justice.

In the face of growing evidence and public testimony, Clinton dismissed the controversy as part of a “vast rightwing conspiracy.”

Years later, she minimized the power imbalance in the affair by emphasizing that Lewinsky “was an adult,” despite Bill Clinton being president at the time and Lewinsky a junior-level staffer.

In 1992, when Gennifer Flowers accused Bill Clinton of a longstanding affair, Hillary Clinton dismissed the claim and made headlines with a jab at other women who had defended their husbands, stating:

“I’m not sitting here, some little woman standing by my man like Tammy Wynette.”

Critics point out that Clinton ultimately made the same choice she had mocked.

Clinton also maintained ties to disgraced film producer Harvey Weinstein. Actress Lena Dunham and magazine editor Tina Brown reportedly warned Clinton’s team about Weinstein’s conduct during both of her presidential campaigns.

Clinton’s staff later responded by criticizing Dunham for informing the campaign rather than law enforcement.

In 2018, Clinton sparked additional backlash when she claimed that women who didn’t vote for her in 2016 were influenced by the men in their lives.

“We do not do well with white men and we don’t do well with married, white women. And part of that is an identification with the Republican Party, and a sort of ongoing pressure to vote the way your husband, your boss, your son, whoever, believes you should.”

Clinton’s most recent remarks have been seen by critics as another instance in a pattern of dismissing or attacking women who don’t align with her politically.

As speculation continues over the possibility of a future female president, her comments are drawing renewed attention to her own record.

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