Ruth Bader Ginsburg Still Can’t Get Over Hillary Clinton’s Defeat by Donald Trump By Joe Setyon
February 12, 2018 at 7:13am
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg thinks Hillary Clinton lost the 2016 presidential election in part due to “sexism” and a prevailing “macho atmosphere.”
During an interview Sunday with CNN host Poppy Harlow, Ginsburg discussed a wide variety of topics, including gender equality, the First Amendment and the 2016 election cycle.
Not only was it “difficult” for Clinton to overcome widespread “sexism,” but the former secretary of state also faced criticisms that no man would have been forced to endure, Ginsburg said.
“I think it was difficult for Hillary Clinton to get by, in the macho atmosphere prevailing during that campaign,” the 84-year-old justice stated. “And she was criticized in a way I think no man would have been criticized.”
Ginsburg then paused for several seconds before reiterating her remarks.
“I think anyone who watched that campaign unfold would answer it the same way I did,” she said. “Sexism played a prominent part.”
Ginsburg did emphasize that Americans aren’t opposed to having a female president. In fact, she noted that the country “will be” ready “the next time.”
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“We should be careful about not getting me too much in the political arena,” she added, eliciting applause from those gathered to hear her speak at Columbia University in New York City.
The discussion about presidential politics had started when Harlow questioned Ginsburg about remarks she made last year during an interview with then-CBS host Charlie Rose.
Rose had asked Ginsburg whether she thought sexism played a part in the 2016 election.
“I have no doubt that it did,” the justice responded, according to the Washington Examiner.
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