{"id":2359102,"date":"2024-10-24T15:32:00","date_gmt":"2024-10-24T19:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bill-clinton-calls-kari-lake-physically-attractive-while-stumping-for-gallego-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-10-24T15:33:46","modified_gmt":"2024-10-24T19:33:46","slug":"bill-clinton-calls-kari-lake-physically-attractive-while-stumping-for-gallego-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bill-clinton-calls-kari-lake-physically-attractive-while-stumping-for-gallego-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Bill Clinton calls Kari Lake \u2018physically attractive\u2019 while stumping for Gallego &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbill-clinton-calls-kari-lake-physically-attractive-while-stumping-for-gallego-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2359102&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Former President Bill \u2062Clinton made headlines when \u2063he \u200dreferred to Republican Senate\u200c candidate Kari Lake as &#8220;physically attractive&#8221; during a campaign event in Arizona. His comments came while he was \u200cstumping for Democratic candidate Rep. Ruben Gallego, who \u200bis competing against \u2063Lake for the Senate\u200d seat currently held by Kyrsten Sinema. Clinton compared the two\u200d candidates by emphasizing\u2063 Gallego&#8217;s substantive background versus Lake&#8217;s focus\u200d on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/twitter-explodes-over-cdc-extending-traveling-mask-mandate\/\" title=\"Twitter Explodes Over CDC Extending Traveling Mask Mandate\">political appearances<\/a>. \u200dThis\u2064 statement\u2064 sparked controversy, with critics \u2063labeling Clinton&#8217;s\u2063 remark \u200bas sexist and reductive, reducing Lake \u2064to a mere \u200bstereotype. In\u200c response\u2064 to Clinton, Lake has not directly addressed his comments but shared criticisms of them on social media. Clinton\u2063 also noted Vice President Kamala Harris as &#8220;extremely vulnerable&#8221; in the upcoming election, suggesting that perceptions\u200b of her heavily depend on views of President Biden. \u2064The <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">discussion highlighted ongoing political dynamics<\/a> in Arizona as both parties gear up for critical races.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Bill Clinton calls Kari Lake &lsquo;physically attractive&rsquo; while stumping for Gallego<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1844617\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/bill-clinton\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Bill Clinton<\/a> called Republican Senate candidate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kari-lake\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Kari Lake<\/a> &ldquo;physically attractive&rdquo; during a campaign stop in Arizona to stump for Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Kamala Harris<\/a> and Lake&rsquo;s opponent, Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ).<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Clinton made the comments while contrasting the two candidates in the Arizona Senate race, in which Gallego and Lake are seeking to succeed Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kyrsten-sinema\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Kyrsten Sinema<\/a> (I-AZ).<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You got a person that grew up under sometimes challenging circumstances, who made something of his life running against someone who is physically attractive, but believes that politics is a performance art, and where, like J.D. Vance, she has to be prost[r]ate before the master,&rdquo; Clinton said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&#128205;Phoenix<\/p>\n<p>After being introduced by Rep. Ruben Gallego, former President Bill Clinton seems to call Kari Lake &#8220;physically attractive&#8221; while comparing the Harris-Trump race to the Gallego-Lake race. <\/p>\n<p>He goes on to say Lake, like Vance, &#8220;has to be prost[r]ate before the master&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YckRqlCjWx\">pic.twitter.com\/YckRqlCjWx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Alex Tabet (@AlexanderTabet) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AlexanderTabet\/status\/1849307036078776518?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 24, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p>Lake has not specifically commented on X regarding Clinton&rsquo;s statements, though she did repost a statement critical of the former president&rsquo;s comment. Christy Kelly wrote on X that Clinton&rsquo;s &ldquo;sexist and dehumanizing comment&rdquo; degraded Lake to &ldquo;a cheap stereotype.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&#128680;.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BillClinton?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@BillClinton<\/a> campaigned for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RubenGallego?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RubenGallego<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VP?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@VP<\/a> in Arizona, but his notorious history of womanizing and misogyny resurfaced in a disgraceful way. Clinton dismissed <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KariLake?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@KariLake<\/a> not as a serious political contender but as merely &ldquo;attractive,&rdquo; degrading her further by suggesting&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wfH73XBOD7\">pic.twitter.com\/wfH73XBOD7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Christy Kelly (@Kelly4Humanity) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Kelly4Humanity\/status\/1849473672467402919?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 24, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p>Clinton also made a comment about Harris being &ldquo;extremely vulnerable&rdquo; during his visit to Arizona, saying there is a &ldquo;sliver&rdquo; of voters who have yet to make up their minds ahead of Election Day. He argued that Harris had &ldquo;showed up&rdquo; to win these votes.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I mean, she was there as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-defector-emails-pipeline-to-obama-admin-seen-as-currency\/\" title=\"Hunter Biden Defector Emails: &#039;Pipeline&#039; to Obama Admin Seen as &#039;Currency&#039;\">vice president<\/a>, and what they think of her largely depends on what they think of President Biden,&rdquo; Clinton said. &ldquo;But she is extremely vulnerable, more vulnerable than she deserves to be, through crazy attacks. So they&rsquo;ve been thinking, the Republicans, all this time, &lsquo;how can we go on the attack.&rsquo;&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; min-width: 320px; min-height: 180px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share.php?id=2660320&amp;userid=11311&amp;loginid=9421&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=4700f39d1662f420888163ae38b7cc33\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Earlier this month, Clinton attempted to connect the death of Laken Riley, a Georgia college student, to former President Donald Trump but argued <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3188580\/bill-clinton-attempt-laken-riley-death-trump-backfires\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">her death &ldquo;probably wouldn&rsquo;t have happened&rdquo;<\/a> had all the nation&rsquo;s illegal immigrants been &ldquo;properly vetted.&rdquo; Riley&rsquo;s suspected killer, Jose Antonio Ibarra, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.judiciary.senate.gov\/press\/rep\/releases\/dhs-confirms-to-graham-laken-riley-murder-suspect-illegally-paroled-into-us\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">crossed<\/a> the border in September 2022 before being released into the United States.<\/p>\n<p>During his most <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/beto-orourke-blames-gop-for-texas-natural-disaster-calls-culture-debates-stupid\/\" title=\"Beto O\u2019Rourke Blames GOP For Texas Natural Disaster, Calls Culture Debates \u2018Stupid\u2019\">recent campaign stop<\/a>, Clinton poked fun at the Trump campaign for not partaking in another debate against Harris despite &ldquo;all their macho talk.&rdquo; Since shortly after his first debate against Harris, Trump has insisted that there will not be another debate between him and the vice president.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>While another debate is unlikely to happen before Election Day, Harris did a town hall on CNN, though her performance at the event was criticized. Former Obama adviser David Axelrod suggested that many of Harris&rsquo;s answers were a &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3201750\/david-axelrod-harris-nonanswers-cnn-town-hall-word-salad-city\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">word salad city<\/a>.&rdquo; The <em>Washington Examiner&rsquo;s<\/em> Kaylee McGhee White argued <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3201629\/kaylee-mcghee-white-harris-trump-town-hall\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Harris &ldquo;started to sound just like Donald Trump&rdquo;<\/a> when she underscored the need for legal immigration.<\/p>\n<p>With less than two weeks left before the election, recent polling data has indicated <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3201598\/trump-leads-harris-key-sun-belt-states\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">a handful of swing states could go toward Trump<\/a> in the Electoral College. 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