Dem Lawmaker Says Michelle Obama is ‘Absolutely Correct’ That America Was Not Ready for a Woman President [WATCH]

Rep. James Clyburn, D-S.C., said Sunday that former first lady Michelle Obama was “absolutely correct” when she claimed the United States was not ready to elect a woman president.

Clyburn made the remarks on NBC’s “Meet the Press” while responding to Obama’s recent comments made during the promotion of her new book, The Look, as reported by Fox News.

“If you look at the history, we demonstrated that we were not ready,” Clyburn said.

“These are incredible women who have run: Hillary Clinton, Kamala Harris, and I think that we are getting there. That’s why we can’t afford to turn the clock back. We’ve taken one, two and three steps forward and let’s not take two, three and four steps backwards which is what we are doing in these elections.”

Obama’s comments were made last month and referenced former Vice President Kamala Harris’ 2024 presidential election loss to President Donald Trump as evidence of the country’s reluctance.

“As we saw in this past election, sadly, we ain’t ready,” she said. “That’s why I’m like, don’t even look at me about running, because you all are lying. You’re not ready for a woman. You are not.”

She also suggested that cultural attitudes among men remain a barrier. “You know, we’ve got a lot of growing up to do, and there’s still, sadly, a lot of men who do not feel like they can be led by a woman, and we saw it,” Obama said.

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Clyburn agreed with her assessment but argued that the effort to elect a female president should continue.

“My dad used to tell me all the time, ‘Son, the darkest part of the night is that moment just before dawn,’” he said.

“And so we may be in a dark moment as it relates to women serving as president, but we may be in that moment just before dawn, where the woman will serve. And in order for that to happen, they have got to run. So I want women to run. I want to support them. I’m the father of three fantastic women. I want them to keep their pursuit and not give up on this country.”

James Clyburn who helped INSTALL BIDEN w/ his buddy Obama reacts to Kamala saying “RACISM & SEXISM IS PART OF WHY SHE LOST” & Michelle Obama saying “DONT EVEN THINK LOOKIN AT ME ABOUT RUNNING…YALL LYING..BECAUSE YALL AINT READY”
Told you…Obama always wanted to RUN… pic.twitter.com/6nADikz3wY

— Johnny St.Pete (@JohnMcCloy) December 7, 2025

Fox News Digital reported that it reached out to Obama’s office for comment.

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