“The Scenery” overwhelmed Monica Lewinski's media handling on the 27th anniversary of the country's rocking White House scandal.
The host argued that there was a cultural movement to reconsider Lewinsky's role as a young White House intern in his infamous relationship with President Bill Clinton, which ultimately led to his blast each in 1998.
The host argued that Lewinsky's life was more hurt by the incident while Clinton returned to his life relatively “unharmed” outside the White House.
Co-host Alyssa Farrr Griffin said she remembers the media focus being negatively focused on Lewinsky.
Monica Lewinski says Bill Clinton is saying that the “right way” to handle the event is “resigning”
A photo showing President Monica Lewinski, a former White House intern, meeting President Bill Clinton at the White House function, presented as documentary evidence by the House Judiciary Committee on September 21, 1998. (Getty Images)
“I remember the headline,” she said. “It criticized her appearance, her weight. The “Lewinsky scandal” was “not a person in a much larger position of power involved in the incident.” ”
Farrr Griffin said today that people are ready to recognize the dynamics of the power they play with the incident, and that Clinton should have “more responsibility” than he does.
Co-host Sunny Hostin agrees that the situation has a “bad” power dynamic, and as the mother of a 22-year-old son, she now looks at it from a different perspective. She accused Lewinsky of canceling the culture because she would not advance her life.
“This is a woman who is somewhat defined by this 30 years from now,” she said.
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Monica Lewinski talked about being bullied by the media. (AP)
“I think she was absolutely skewered,” agreed Sarah Haynes.
Haynes explained how Lewinsky's name was hurt by media attention, and sacrificed her ability to form a romantic relationship.
“This isn't all President Clinton, but President Clinton between them went unharmed. He went on with life. He was able to restore his marriage, his family, everything that mattered to him,” Haynes insisted.
“When I think of Monica Lewinski, I jump on the 'Lewinski scandal',” she continued.
“I saw how Lewinsky was torn apart by the moral police of the times…it was all falling on her, and the media reflected that society was okay,” Haynes said.
President Bill Clinton was fired during his second term in office for lying under oath and obstructing justice. (Joyce Naltchayan/AFP via Getty Images)
The events between Lewinsky and Clinton became clear during his second term.
He was fired each by the House of Representatives on December 19, 1998 for committing perjury before the Great Jury and obstructing justice.
Co-host Joy Behar pushed back how her co-host was protecting Lewinski, but agreed that there has been cultural changes since the #MeToo movement.
Behar said Lewinsky was 22 years old at the start of the incident, but at the time he was “not a baby” and should have “self-awareness” about what he learned from the incident 27 years later.
“When I was 22, I was married,” Behar said. “Twenty-two are not babies.”
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Monica Lewinski has opened on the “Cole Her Dad” podcast about her relationship with former President Bill Clinton. (Photo: Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic)
This topic was broached for comments made by Lewinsky during his appearance. “Call Her Daddy” podcast on wednesday.
“I think the right way to handle such a situation was probably to say that in anyone's business he's resigned and resigned,” Lewinsky told host Alex Cooper after revealing he wasn't asked how the situation should be handled. “Or we're not throwing young people just starting out in the world under the bus to find a way to stay in an office where we haven't lied.”
Lewinsky also said She felt that Clinton's behavior had worsened, but she still made her own mistake.
“Let's realize there were more ways Bill's actions than mine could be blamed. I made a mistake,” she said.
Hanna Panreck of Fox News contributed to this report.
