Overview

• Hillary Clinton described nearly all Republican women as 'handmaidens to the patriarchy,' except for Senator Lisa Murkowski and former Representative Liz Cheney, during a May 1 forum in New York City.
• The comments, made during a discussion with Margaret Hoover at the 92nd Street Y, were in response to a question about advice for the first female U.S. president.
• Footage of the remarks was not publicly available until mid-May, when it was unearthed by The Daily Caller, leading to significant media coverage and Republican backlash.
• Critics, including Republican candidate Lily Tang Williams, have labeled Clinton's comments hypocritical, pointing to perceived contradictions in her own party's policies on gender issues.
• The controversy echoes Clinton's 2016 'basket of deplorables' remark, highlighting a recurring pattern of polarizing rhetoric in her public statements.