'Shame on everybody': Hillary Clinton calls out ‘inexplicable' treatment of Meghan Markle
'If the explanation is that she’s biracial, then shame on everybody'
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Your support makes all the difference.Hillary Clinton has spoken out about the ‘inexplicable’ way the Duchess of Sussex is treated by the British media.
The former US presidential candidate told The Sunday Times Magazine that she is a “huge Meghan Markle fan”.
When asked what she thinks about Meghan suing The Mail on Sunday, Clinton replied: “Oh, but our laws are so different. But I do want to say that the way she’s been treated is inexplicable.”
Clinton went on to explain that she believes Meghan’s race is “certainly part of it”, adding: “If the explanation is that she’s biracial, then shame on everybody.”
Chelsea Clinton, who was also interviewed for the publication alongside her mother, pointed out that Meghan “proudly had a career first and has a voice that she thankfully continues to use”.
Chelsea continued: “Anyone who has the temerity to break the mould of what has previously been established and expected often, unfortunately, receives criticism and bile that I don’t understand.”
The 39-year-old explained that this is a “pattern” we see over and over again.
“I don’t know [Meghan], but as someone who respects her, I’m so grateful that she persists, and is unbowed, and is doing work she feels called to do. And also isn’t willing to be bullied.”
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