The crowd on The View audibly groaned while the cohosts responded to Michelle Obama’s criticism about people wanting her to run for president. In an on-stage interview with actress Tracee Ellis Ross, the former first lady was asked about whether she had any political aspirations, particularly as a Democratic presidential candidate. Even if Obama had any, though, she said that Americans still aren’t ready for a female president, saying that some men aren’t ready to vote for one. While some of The View panelists agreed with her sentiment, Alyssa Farah Griffin disagreed and criticized former female presidential candidates Clinton and Harris, causing the audience to moan in response.
The View crowd starts ‘moaning’ at criticism of Clinton and Harris
Joy Behar agreed with Obama’s words and shared her frustration that many other countries have had female heads of state while America has yet to have one. However, Alyssa Farah Griffin “respectfully disagrees” with her comments.
“I don’t think we’re not ready,” said the prior communications member for Donald Trump’s first term. “We look at the two candidates who were Democratic nominees, Hillary Clinton and Kamala Harris, there’s always sexism that plays in. They were flawed candidates.”
A part of the crowd groaned at her commentary against the two female politicians. The 36-year-old tried to calm the audience down by saying “Let me explain myself!” Meanwhile, Behar chimed in with a joke, “The reason they’re moaning is because the men were flawed to.”
Griffin broke down her rationale. “With Hillary Clinton, highly qualified, but it was an anti-dynasty time, they wanted an outsider,” she stressed. “She had decades of dirt on her that people felt from the Clinton era. Love Kamala Harris, but she was not a great communicator. She was not the best female candidate we’re ever going to see run for president.”
However, both Griffin and fellow cohost Sarah Haines agreed that Michelle Obama could win if she ran.
Navarro then recounted conversations the panelists had with Obama during her past visits on the show and mentioned that she want to tell “little girls of color that they are out of the game just because of who they are.”
Still, Sunny Hostin believed that there were still “some comfortable truths” about the country and didn’t think the United States is “ready for a Black woman” as president.
This story originally appeared on Realitytea
