In separate interviews this week, Bill and Hillary Clinton both claimed that American democracy is on the verge of extinction.
After the third committee hearing on January 6 and a new survey indicating that a majority of both Democrats and Republicans believe America will ‘stop to exist’ as a democracy, the duo both stated that the government as we know it is in jeopardy.
On Wednesday night, former President Bill Clinton told CBS’s The Late Late Show presenter James Corden that he believes the US would ‘totally lose our constitutional democracy.’
In an interview with the Financial Times published less than 48 hours later on Friday, Hillary presented a similarly gloomy image.
According to reporter Edward Luce, the Democrats “seem to be going out of their way to lose elections by boosting activist causes, most notably the transgender debate, that are only significant to a small minority.”
‘We are on the verge of losing our democracy, and everything else that matters to everyone else goes out the window.’
‘Look, winning the next election is the most important thing.’ Because the alternative is so terrifying, anything that does not assist you in winning should be a low priority.
Without mentioning Donald Trump by name, Corden questioned Clinton how he keeps “so upbeat in what has been a very, very dark few years.”
The Democrat admitted that it was “difficult to be gloomy about the future” while watching his grandchildren grow up, but went on to offer a bleak image of America’s future just hours after the committee’s third meeting on January 6.
‘I genuinely believe there’s a reasonable possibility that we may lose our constitutional democracy for a few of decades if we continue to make — if we continue to make bad judgments,’ Clinton warned.
‘I’m not naive when it comes to this. I’ve been in quite a few brawls. I’ve lost some and won a lot. He went on to say, ‘I’ve felt elated and heartbroken.’
‘However, I’ve never been as concerned about the structure of our democratic governance,’ he continued.
Hillary was also asked about the potential of Roe v. Wade being repealed at her lunch with the Financial Times.
‘If you walk down the rabbit hole of far-right academics, you’ll realize that birth control, gay marriage, and everything else is in jeopardy,’ she explained.
Then, quoting Margaret Atwood, author of The Handmaid’s Tale, she talked about what the Christian ‘endgame’ is and how the future could look like the hit Hulu show.
‘There is almost no end to the level of sneaky rulemaking to further subjugate women,’ Clinton said. ‘How could you not believe Margaret Atwood was a prophet when you see this? She was a prophet as well as a superb writer.’