Benny Johnson cites Lindsay Clancy case after Obama says things would be “better” if “you put women in charge” of governments

Right-wing influencer Benny Johnson pushed back on former President Barack Obama's suggestion that putting women in charge of all governments would make things "better."

On Monday evening, Obama attended an event at Salem State University, where he spoke on a number of socio-political issues. During the conversation, the former president reflected on a hypothetical situation about all-women leadership. He said:

"Even when I was president, I sometimes fantasized about if you put women in charge of every government for, like, two years and then just kind of saw, all right, how are things going? I have a strong belief that things would--they wouldn't be perfect-- but they'd be better. I'm confident about that."

On Thursday, the former president's remarks made the rounds on the internet. Conservative political commentator Benny Johnson also shared his reaction to Obama's thoughts in an X post. Johnson questioned that suggestion, citing the controversial Lindsay Clancy case.

"Obama thinks the world would be better if we put women in charge of every government… After we just witnessed the Lindsay Clancy feminist brain-rot about how women’s hormones make them murder their own children, I’m not sure that’s the greatest idea," Johnson remarked.

This was not the first time the Democratic leader made this argument; per the BBC, during an event on leadership in Singapore in 2019, the former president said:

"Now women, I just want you to know; you are not perfect, but what I can say pretty indisputably is that you're better than us [men]."

Obama argued that putting women in charge of "every nation on earth" could result in improved "living standards and outcomes."

Barack Obama raises concerns over “old men clinging to power”

Addressing the crowd at the Salem State University, Barack Obama stressed the importance of giving leadership platforms to "younger voices." He added:

"Identifying this generation of leaders as opposed to past generations of leaders, this generation of thinkers, rather than those who still have a lot of wisdom but are not as attuned to the moment. Because I think that, one of the challenges we face globally is old men clinging to power. And they're afraid, and I say men very deliberately, they're afraid of irrelevance and death, and this has been a theme of humanity since its inception, and don't encourage it."

The former president also asserted the people, in reality, are not "as divided" as media and politicians portray. He said the "noisy" polarized dialogue is a "manufactured" one due to various vested interests.

On Thursday, the 44th POTUS revealed a new podcast series, A Great Book, wherein he will be discussing six books that had a profound effect on his life.

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