Gillibrand: Hillary Clinton ‘still a role model’ but ‘my views on her husband’ are different

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) on Tuesday called former Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton a “role model” but added that she has “very different” views on Clinton’s husband, former President Bill Clinton. 

Gillibrand, speaking during a CNN town hall, was asked by moderator Erin Burnett whether Gillibrand’s relationship with Hillary Clinton was negatively impacted after Gillibrand said in 2017 that Bill Clinton should have resigned amid the Monica Lewinsky scandal.

{mosads}”I don’t think so,” Gillibrand responded. “To me, Secretary Clinton is still a role model for all of us. And my views on her husband is very different. And I’ve said all I’m going to say about that.”

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Gillibrand, who is seeking the Democratic nomination for president in 2020, added that Hillary Clinton has “inspired the world by her bravery and courage” in running twice for president.

Gillibrand, who was appointed in 2009 to replace Hillary Clinton in the Senate after Clinton was nominated as secretary of State, said in 2017 that Bill Clinton should have resigned from the presidency following his relationship with Lewinsky, then a White House intern.

“I think that is the appropriate response,” she told The New York Times at the time.