Out magazine caught up with Madonna for a Q&A and asked the singer what she thought about Hillary Clinton’s supposed presidential ambitions. “She should go for it, definitely,” the Material Girl responded. “I don’t think maybe now is her time or the Democrats’ time, but she should certainly go for it. You’ve got to start somewhere in terms of women leading the U.S. But Americans are so afraid of that. In Europe and Asia and elsewhere, women have ruled over millions; it’s not an abstract or frightening or out-of-the-box concept. But in America, men are still afraid of women. And women, I don’t think, trust women. I find that amazing.”
The transcript at out.com has since been removed.