Former President Bill Clinton said during a recent interview that the country may not be ready for a female president after Vice President Kamala Harris’ loss to newly elected President Donald Trump, and suggested a Republican woman might have an easier time getting elected.

“Maybe,” Clinton replied when asked by CBS’s Tracy Smith whether the US is not ready for a female president. “I think in some ways we’ve moved to the right in response to all the unrest. And I think if Hillary had been nominated in 2008, she would have walked in just like Obama did.”

Clinton spoke with Smith about his new book “Citizen” and was asked if the country had changed after Harris’s loss. The book also reportedly details his frustration when questioned about his infamous affair with Monica Lewinsky.

“Well, I think in some ways all these cultural battles that we’re having make it harder for a woman to run,” he said.

Bill Clinton speaks to CBS’ “Sunday Morning” about the loss of Vice President Kamala Harris and more. (Screenshot/CBS)

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“So you think it has more to do with party than gender?” Smith followed.

“No,” Clinton replied. “Although I think it would probably be easier for a conservative Republican woman to win.”

The former Democratic president said this was because Margaret Thatcher did, adding: “I still think we’ll have a female president soon.”

Smith also asked Clinton why his book includes a section about his affair with Lewinsky.

Former President Bill Clinton speaks in support of Harris-Walz’s presidential campaign during the Fort Valley GOTV Community Fish Fry at the Agricultural Technology Conference Center on October 13, 2024 in Fort Valley, Georgia. (Julia Beverly/Getty Images)

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“Because I felt I had to say something about it, and I wanted to be as helpful as possible to get her to turn the page. I think she should have the opportunity to build a life that is about her and the future , and not, you know, to get caught up in an old story,” Clinton said.

“I live with it all the time,” Clinton wrote in “Citizens” of the Lewinsky scandal, according to one report. He also reportedly complimented her work on bullying.

“I wish her nothing but the best,” he wrote.

Clinton campaigned for Harris in the final stretch, appearing alongside President Biden while he was still in the race and campaigning. The former president also said it would be a “mockery” if Trump became president again.

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