Rep. Jim Clyburn (D-SC) said former first lady Michelle Obama is “absolutely correct” that the United States is “not ready” for a female president, but argued the country is getting closer to achieving this.
“Well, history is prologue, and I understand exactly what Kamala Harris has said. I had a very pleasant conversation with her last week, and Michelle Obama is absolutely correct. If you look at the history, we demonstrated that we were not ready. These are incredible women who have run, Hillary Clinton, Kamala Harris, and I think that we are getting there,” Clyburn said on NBC News’s Meet the Press.
Clyburn concluded that while it seems the country isn’t ready to elect its first female president, people shouldn’t give up this “pursuit.”
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