Obama: Unfair Qs About Ambitious Women ‘Contributed’ To Idea Hillary is ‘Somehow’ ‘Hiding Something’

During an interview broadcast on Monday’s edition of TBS’ “Full Frontal with Samantha Bee,” President Obama said, “When women are ambitious, why? That theme, I think, will continue throughout her [Democratic presidential nominee former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton] presidency, and it’s contributed to this notion that somehow, she is hiding something.”

Obama was asked, “If and when Hillary is president, what do you think will be the female equivalent of, you weren’t born in this country?”

He answered, “I think the equivalent will be, she’s tired. She’s moody. She’s being emotional. There’s something about her. When men are ambitious, it’s just taken for granted. Well, of course they should be ambitious. When women are ambitious, why? That theme, I think, will continue throughout her presidency, and it’s contributed to this notion that somehow, she is hiding something.”

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