Reports say that Chelsea Clinton is taking a cue from her mom and dad and stepping into the world of politics, and hoping to try for a position as an ambassador to the UK or France. Perhaps the daughter of former president Bill Clinton and former Democratic presidential contender Hillary Clinton inherited her ambition from her parents. This also shows that the former president and the former Secretary of State still carry significant sway in their party.
Chelsea has been “working on this idea for some time now,” one source with close ties to the Clintons told The New York Post. [1]
The Clintons were among the first high-profile Democrats to announce their support of Harris, following Joe Biden’s decision not to seek re-election.
“Chelsea really wants to be the ambassador to the UK,” a Clinton source told The Post. “There’s a reason why Bill and Hillary came out in the first five minutes to support Kamala’s presidential bid — they were currying favor.”
Chelsea, now 44, and the vice chair of the non-profit organization The Clinton Foundation, has set her sights on the possibility of an ambassadorship in France, the source added. And she has ties to the UK as well, having earned both a Master of Philosophy degree in international relations and a doctorate degree at Oxford University in 2003 and 2014, The Independent [1] reports. Her dad Bill Clinton also attended the prestigious university in 1968.
But high-profile positions such as this usually go to those with more experience, and the position was held by businesswoman Jane Hartley, 74. She took the position in 20222 after former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg reportedly turned it down.
Hartley also served as ambassador to France and Monaco during the Obama Administration. She’s also been a dedicated campaign fundraiser for the Democratic party, managing to help raise half a million dollars for Obama. But to use an old cliche, there are some doubting Thomases among Democrats and the family source acknowledged the idea of Chelsea Clinton stepping into the UK ambassadorship is “of course fantasy land.”
A representative for Hillary Clinton also blew smoke on the idea that the couple rushed to endorse Harris to give their daughter a hand up, saying their only motive was to defeat Donald Trump.
“Among stupid things said by clueless people, that’s pretty high up there,” the rep told The Post.
A spokesperson for the former first daughter also denied the reports when contacted by The Independent.
In a statement backing Harris, the Clintons also supported Biden’s decision to back Harris.
“We are honored to join the President in endorsing Vice President Harris and will do whatever we can to support her,” they noted in the statement.
“We’ve lived through many ups and downs, but nothing has made us more worried for our country than the threat posed by a second Trump term… Now is the time to support Kamala Harris and fight with everything we’ve got to elect her. America’s future depends on it.”
Indeed, they aren’t wrong. What a precarious time we’re living in. All because of a tangerine man-baby who ranted his way through an entire presidency and asked Republicans to bend over and then they said “How far?” A man who tried to foster friendships with dictators who used him and then openly mocked him. A man who brought fascism to the United States and for some reason idolizes Adolf Hitler and a fictional serial killer.
So I hope Kamala Harris keeps charging right past him. She’s obliterating his poll numbers and doing a killer job fundraising. Good for her.
You go, girl!