Hillary Clinton Give Comments During Event In NYC
In a statement that reignited deep political rifts and long-standing frustrations, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has once again found herself at the epicenter of a backlash—this time not for dismissing voters, but for disparaging Republican women. During a sit-down interview with Margaret Hoover in early May, Clinton suggested that nearly all conservative women serve as “handmaidens to the patriarchy,” a comment that critics argue echoes her infamous “basket of deplorables” misstep from 2016.
The exchange began when Hoover asked what advice Clinton might offer to the first female U.S. president. Clinton responded with a pointed pause and a remark that cut to the ideological bone: “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.”
🚨NEW: Hillary Clinton appears to have learned nothing from her 2016 “basket of deplorables” remark — she just smeared nearly *all* Republican women as “HANDMAIDEN[S] TO THE PATRIARCHY”🚨@DailyCaller pic.twitter.com/9rrFjDdO12
— Jason Cohen 🇺🇸 (@JasonJournoDC) May 18, 2025
She offered Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) as one exception. When Hoover added former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) to the list, Clinton agreed: “Yep, there’s a few.” But the implication was unmistakable—Republican women, in Clinton’s view, are complicit in maintaining structures of male dominance unless they politically dissent from their party.
The fallout was immediate. Republican women pushed back fiercely, framing the remark as both elitist and hypocritical. Lily Tang Williams, a congressional candidate from New Hampshire, slammed Clinton’s comment, questioning how a party that champions gender ideology over biological reality could possibly accuse others of betraying women.
Her statement—“What does she call her own party which supports men competing with women in women’s sports, hurting women & invading their private spaces? Hypocrites!”—resonated deeply across conservative circles.
Hillary Clinton called Republican women “Handmaidens for the patriarchy.”
What does she call her own party which supports men competing with women in women’s sports, hurting women & invading their private spaces? Hypocrites!
pic.twitter.com/RZJTanBHuO— Lily Tang Williams (@Lily4Liberty) May 19, 2025
This isn’t Clinton’s first rhetorical stumble. The “basket of deplorables” comment—intended as a critique of bigotry among some Trump supporters—became a rallying cry for the very voters she alienated. Rather than backing down, Clinton appears to be doubling down, continuing to define political virtue by ideological loyalty.
But in doing so, she risks reinforcing the very political divide she once hoped to bridge. Her message may energize a progressive base, but it also alienates a growing bloc of Republican and independent women who believe feminism is not the exclusive domain of the left.