Gag: ABC Schmoozes With Chelsea Clinton Over Bill, Hillary Giving Grandkids Sweets

ABC’s Good Morning America On Tuesday, viewers were treated to a nauseating segment featuring former First Daughter. NBC News failed correspondent Chelsea Clinton featuring not only her latest children’s book, but extremely tall tales of how Bill and Hillary empowered their grandkids to eat ice cream and pizza when they all lived together during the initial COVID wave. 

News reader T.J. Holmes boasted that the “[f]ormer first daughter, activist, and author” is kicking Women’s History Month with the fourth installment in the She was persistent series, Her Persistence in Science: The Amazing Women Who Made A Difference. Naturally, the title was an aside. This is a manufactured Resistance rallying cry.
 

Showing she’s as canned as her parents, Holmes asked her how she was doing and Clinton responded with this: “I’m great. Thank you so much, T.J., and I’m so excited to be kicking off Women’s History Month with you because men need to worry about women’s history too.”

Holmes said he would get to her book, but noted the fact that, since she was “last on GMA in April 2019….something happened to you that happened with a lot of people: They had to move back in with their parents.”

Holmes did not stop laying it all out: “Have you reprogrammed the kids that ice cream and pizza is not a staple of your diet?”

Clinton claimed that Clinton was ready to go, acting as if she were prepared. “gift of seeing the relationship between my children and my parents was almost perfect, except the eating habits were definitely not what I was working on where pizza was not acceptable for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.”

“Thankfully, my mom realized that’s probably not what I want to be teaching my grandkids, either, so kinda — we joined forces against my dad and my husband and got us all back on a healthy track,”Elle added.

The so-called journalist kept playing along, teeing up Clinton to answer which grandparent was “the worst…offender”: “[M]In the beginning, y mother was terrible. But, my father was like “This is fantastic, they’re so joyful.” I’m like, they’re so happy because they’re just full of sugar all the time and this is not what we want for anyone, but we course-corrected within a few weeks.”

“I have to give them credit. You know what? They were the most indulgent grandparents. But then, thankfully, they got on the healthy train,” she said.

Holmes then pivoted to the book, boasting that she “let…kids inspire you for the topics” to which Clinton said she “love[s]It’s a good way for children to spend time reading with them and hear the answers they give.[.]”

Holmes asked Holmes to share his thoughts on Holmes’ children after citing the examples of women who were prolific in her book. Clinton stated they “give” her “unvarnished feedback, which I appreciate” while they remain “curious” with her son thinking of women whenever the subjects of math and soccer come up.

Holmes asked Clinton for advice on how parents can talk with their children about the conflict in Ukraine after five minutes of eye rolling.

Like a good liberal, Clinton also brought up climate change (click “expand”):

HOLMES : I heard you mention the podcast. Other women were on the show and you were focusing on them. One last question: Given our current times and how difficult it is to find news, do you know that you are writing books? Do these books help kids communicate with each other? Do you know — do you have any — any tips or even something you do to help our kids, the young ones, navigate the difficulty with the pandemic and now some of the scenes we’re seeing on TV with what’s coming out of Ukraine? 

CLINTON: Yeah, we — we talk about the world, with our children and we do it in age-appropriate ways, so we talk about climate change and then, we talk about how, you know, the adults need to make better choices around kind of big questions of how we make and consume energy. However, children can recycle. You know, they can help conserve water because I want kids to — including my own — to be informed. They should feel empowered, not feeling disempowered by all these big events that are occurring to them. So, we have hard conversations, but hopefully, they’re always age-appropriate. We hope that they make our children feel like we can help them.

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To see the relevant ABC transcript from March 1, click “expand.”

ABC’s Good Morning America
March 1, 2022
Eastern Time: 8:08 a.m. [TEASE]

[ON-SCREEN HEADLINE: Chelsea Clinton Live, 8:40]

ROBIN ROBERTS: And as we kick off Women’s History Month, Chelsea Clinton joins us live, talking about her newest children book from her best-selling series highlighting impactful women.

(….)

Eastern, 8:36:16 [TEASE]

ROBERTS – Chelsea Clinton speaks out about her new book. She also discusses how it was inspired by her readers.

(….)

Eastern Time: 8:40

T.J. HOLMES: Well, we turn now to celebrating Women’s History Month, with a woman we’ve known since she was a kid. Chelsea Clinton is the subject. She Persisted, former first-daughter, activist and author of a bestseller series. Now, she is out with She Persisted: Science: Brilliant Women Who Make a Difference. We are glad to have her here. Chelsea Clinton: It is great to have your company. How are you, ma’am? 

CHELSEA CLINTON: It’s great. Thank you so much, T.J., and I’m so excited to be kicking off Women’s History Month with you because men need to worry about women’s history too.

[ON-SCREEN HEADLINE: Chelsea Clinton; Live on GMA]

HOLMES: Absolutely. HOLMES: We are proud of all women, especially the ones who become strong and independent women. Because you appeared on GMA last April 2019, and you experienced something that was shared by many others, I wanted to start with you. Their parents had to take them back in. You moved in with your parents, who were a former president or secretary of state. Are you trying to retrain your kids so that pizza and ice cream are not part of your daily diet? 

CLINTON: Yes. T.J.: It was. It was beautiful to see the bond between my kids and my parents. However, my eating habits weren’t what I wanted. Pizza was unacceptable for dinner, breakfast, or lunch. Thankfully, my mom realized that’s probably not what I want to be teaching my grandkids, either, so kinda — we joined forces against my dad and my husband and got us all back on a healthy track. 

HOLMES: I don’t know what to say, but just in case. Who — was the mom — your mom or your dad was the worst grandparent offender when it came to the diet? 

CLINTON: Ah. My mom used to be the worst at the beginning. My father was like “Oh, that’s great! They are so happy!” I’m like, they’re so happy because they’re just full of sugar all the time and this is not what we want for anyone, but we course-corrected within a few weeks. They deserve credit. You know what? They were the most indulgent grandparents. They did, however, get back on track to being healthy. 

HOLMES: Well, that is a good update to hear and the update here — you’re in the fourth book of the series and this one focuses on science, but I understand that some of the — the topics, you let actually kids inspire you for the topics of your books. 

CLINTON: Yes, so I love spending time with kids, with the young readers, kind of hearing the questions they have, understanding what they want to know more about, hearing who already inspires them and there they’re looking for inspiration. And so, I spoke to just so many kids, including my own, when I thought about the women to profile in this book and I was so excited to bring — you know, maybe some more familiar stories like Jane Goodall or Florence nightingale, who I see is on the screen now. Some less known stories include Rebecca Lee Crumpler (the first Black American woman physician) or Gladys West (who developed GPS), and Grace Hopper (who helped create computer programming language). Or Rosyln Franklin, who I see now, or Dr. Flosi Wong-Staal, who really — with their work on HIV and hepatitis help us understand COVID better today. This month, I am so happy to share the stories with young and old readers. 

HOLMES: Does your home have an in-built focus group? Your children’s attitudes towards books. 

CLINTON: Thankfully, I am able to give honest feedback from my children, which is something that I greatly appreciate. My kids are very curious and I value their honesty. And I know I was joking how great it was to talk to you, TJ, at the beginning of Women’s History Month, but it really matters a lot to me, that it’s not just for my daughter, it’s for my sons, too. And if you ask, kind of, Aidan, you know, who he thinks of when he thinks of soccer, he thinks of Megan Rapinoe, who I talked to on my podcast for Women’s History Month. He thinks of Katherine Johnson when he thinks math. It’s not unusual for women to be idolized and have icons. That’s what I find pretty amazing. 

HOLMES : I heard you mention the podcast. It was interesting that you were featuring other women and also focusing on women. One last question: Given our current times and how difficult it is to find news, do you know that you are writing books? Do these books help kids communicate with each other? Do you know — do you have any — any tips or even something you do to help our kids, the young ones, navigate the difficulty with the pandemic and now some of the scenes we’re seeing on TV with what’s coming out of Ukraine? 

CLINTON: Yeah, we — we talk about the world, with our children and we do it in age-appropriate ways, so we talk about climate change and then, we talk about how, you know, the adults need to make better choices around kind of big questions of how we make and consume energy. However, children can recycle. You know, they can help conserve water because I want kids to — including my own — to be informed. They should feel empowered, not feeling disempowered by all these big events that are occurring to them. So, we have hard conversations, but hopefully, they’re always age-appropriate. We hope that they make our children feel like we can help them. 

HOLMES: Chelsea, it is always an absolute pleasure to see you and talk to — congrats on the book. Glad to hear your kids are back on —

CLINTON – Thank you TJ.

HOLMES: — salads.

HOLMES: She persevered in science —

CLINTON: Yeah.

HOLMES: — is out today.