Bill Clinton says Joe Biden has been “Pitch Perfect” as President – Deadline

In an interview for Bill Clinton’s iHeart podcast Why am I telling you this?, the former president and Shonda Rhimes spoke about the recent departure of Regé-Jean Page Bridgerton, as well as her support of Time’s Up and other organizations.

But they also started talking about the polarized environment that hailed the early days of Joe Biden’s presidency and the prospects for duality.

While Rhimes complained that it is a problem that the news “was no longer the news and was becoming some form of entertainment, almost like just more reality television,” Clinton suggested that Biden coped well with the hyper-partisan environment.

“I think Biden has been near perfect in what he has said and done,” said Clinton. “I think the problem he has is, first of all, that the last election was very close. And I think it is now a performing art for the Democrats. If we can produce positive results that cross those lines by removing everyone, giving everyone a chance, then we have a chance to change psychologically. It’s very difficult to change the current political deadlock because the Republicans believe it works for them, and that’s the big challenge. “

Clinton said he thinks Biden “has made good economic decisions and good staff decisions and good decisions to pursue inclusive policies economically and socially and politically. And you just have to keep reaching out to the Republicans, and right now they think they have more to gain from making a deal than just saying no all the time, then he has to show a little leg too, and they might be able to to do something . But he’s been doing this for a long time and he knows they think they win, even though he won and even though he’s popular. So he can only become dual again if they are willing to do so. “

Clinton and Rhimes also talked about her previous shows Bridgerton, which the former president said he binge watched with Hillary Clinton until “the sun came up Sunday morning when we finished.”

He asked Rhimes about the announcement that Regé-Jean Page would not be returning next season.

So is it going to be hard to keep it going? And are we ever going to see Regé – Jean again? Clinton asked Rhimes.

“Well, it won’t be hard to keep going because they’re based on Julia Quinn’s books,” she said. And Julia has written … The Bridgerton family has eight children and she has written eight books, one for each child. So we have a lot of material to work with, which is really great. And we have added some interesting characters. We added Queen Charlotte to the storylines and stuff. I don’t know if any of us expected the magic that Regé would bring to the screen. I think that was exciting. He brought such depth and feeling to that role in an excitement that I loved. And I just don’t think I expected it. “

She added: “I always tell people, the duke is never gone. He’s just waiting to be watched all over again. But we’re really alone … The whole idea is that, and this is very different for television, we’re going to tell a love story up close. Every season is exciting for me, because then you don’t have to come up with false reasons why the couple can no longer be together. You may actually fulfill the story that was to be told and then let them move on. So that’s kind of a plan. “

Clinton said that when he and his wife watched the show, “Hillary kept saying all night long, ‘That’s the most beautiful man I’ve ever seen on television.’ I always wanted him to get out after a while. But it was a great show, and the other characters were good. And I think we all learned something from watching it. “

Clinton also spoke to Rhimes about her previous shows, including Scandal and Grey’s Anatomy, as well as her philanthropy, including Time’s Up and Planned Parenthood.

The podcast is here.