Bill Maher recently critiqued Michelle Obama, suggesting she carries a “bad attitude” following her remarks about the readiness of American voters to elect a woman president. Maher expressed his surprise at her comments on a recent episode of “Real Time with Bill Maher.”
Michelle Obama, during a November 5 event on her book tour, implied that sexism remains a hurdle in electing a female president. Her comments came just a day after Democratic women Mikie Sherrill and Abigail Spanberger achieved significant victories in gubernatorial races in New Jersey and Virginia, respectively.
Reflecting on Kamala Harris’s past electoral defeat to Donald Trump, Obama stated, “As we saw in this past election, sadly, we ain’t ready.” She further explained her reluctance to run for office, saying, “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.”
Obama’s comments underscore her belief that societal growth is needed, as she remarked, “We got a lot of growing up to do, and there are still, sadly, a lot of men who do not feel like they can be led by a woman, and we saw it.”
‘As we saw in this past election, sadly, we ain’t ready,’ she said, talking about Kamala Harris’ loss to Trump. ‘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.’
‘We got a lot of growing up to do, and there are still, sadly, a lot of men who do not feel like they can be led by a woman, and we saw it.’
Maher didn’t buy this, instead arguing it came down to the unique weaknesses of the two women who have gotten the Democratic nomination thus far: Hillary Clinton in 2016 and Harris in 2024.
‘To me, this is logical fallacy 101. Just because we weren’t ready or didn’t like the candidates, Hillary and Kamala, doesn’t mean we’re not ready for a woman,’ he said.
Bill Maher said he was shocked by Michelle Obama’s claim that America isn’t ready for a female president
The former first lady made her comments during a November 5 stop on her book tour. It came one day after Mikie Sherrill and Abigail Spanberger had crushing victories on Election Day
‘I think it’s a bad attitude. I do,’ he went on to say. ‘We said we weren’t ready for a black president, and someone, I can’t remember who, maybe she remembers.’
Maher concluded by saying, ‘Maybe it just has to be the right one.’
Stephen A. Smith, the sports commentator who has been increasingly wading into politics, has also condemned Michelle’s pessimism about female presidential contenders.
On his SiriusXM radio show this week, he pointed out that Clinton had nearly 3 million more votes than Donald Trump in the 2016.
Of course, she lost the electoral college because Trump had just enough votes in crucial battleground states such as Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania to come out on top.
‘What do you mean we weren’t ready? What do you mean we weren’t ready?’ he said.
‘Weren’t there white women who voted for Donald Trump? Not just white men. Didn’t the blacks show up for Hillary Rodham Clinton? Didn’t Hispanics show up for Hillary Rodham Clinton?’
After blaming Clinton for campaigning poorly in swing states that year, Smith then turned to Harris’ run in 2024, which he said couldn’t have been decided by sexism.
Stephen A. Smith also criticized Michelle Obama for claiming that America has ‘a lot of growing up to do’ before it could elect a woman as president
He asked: ‘How about 2024 when Kamala Harris was running as the Democratic nominee for the presidency of the United States of America? Yes, she did only have 107 days to do it. But whose fault was that?’
Smith then blamed Democrats for holding on ‘to Joe Biden for dear life until July of that summer when there was evidence that showed months earlier that he wasn’t ready anymore.’
He slammed Harris for being ‘hesitant to do interviews, hesitant to answer questions and you were hesitant to separate yourself from the Biden administration in terms of some of the decisions that they made.’
Smith added that he believed Michelle could be the first woman president, though she has expressed a distaste for politics.
‘You are not just beloved, you are revered, you are sensational in so many ways. I’ve been on the record on this show and many others stating: “Had you run for president, you would have beat Trump.” I still believe that.’
