Jonathan Turley Slams Hillary Clinton Over ‘Contempt’ For Everyday Americans

George Washington University law professor Jonathan Turley laid into former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, saying that her recent comments on voter identification belied her “contempt” for everyday Americans.

“Having Hillary Clinton talk about the lives of ‘real people’ is about as authentic as a Chuck Schumer lesson on backyard grilling,” Turley began, adding a jab at Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) for good measure. “Despite 83% of Americans favoring voter ID, Hillary declared, ‘most real people don’t have, and most older people, and most rural people don’t have’ such IDs.”

Turley went on to argue that Clinton’s comments didn’t reveal anything other than her apparent belief that those “rural people” and real Americans would be lost without the political class acting — and making decisions — on their behalf.

“The only value of these interviews is the insight of how the establishment and elite view the rest of the United States as knuckle-dragging, childlike creatures who are helpless without their guidance. It is not the inherent conceit but the contempt that is so striking,” Turley explained.

…Last week, I spoke with a former California poll worker who said that most people still automatically produce their IDs. They were trained to tell people not to show any identification and told to refuse to look at the IDs when they were offered.

— Jonathan Turley (@JonathanTurley) June 14, 2026

“Last week, I spoke with a former California poll worker who said that most people still automatically produce their IDs. They were trained to tell people not to show any identification and told to refuse to look at the IDs when they were offered,” Turley added.

During the interview Turley referenced, Clinton claimed that Republicans were trying to “undermine voting” and to “kick people off voting rolls.” She then went on to argue that rural and older Americans did not have the kind of identification that President Donald Trump’s administration wanted to require — and insinuated that they would struggle to obtain it.

“They’re trying to demand forms of identification that most real people don’t have, and most older people, and most rural people don’t have,” she said.

HILLARY CLINTON INSULTS RURAL & OLDER VOTERS AGAIN

“They’re trying to demand forms of identification that most real people don’t have, and most older people, and most rural people don’t have.”

Deplorables 2.0? Hillary still hates everyday Americans. pic.twitter.com/cOtL7C9Dkg

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“They’re certainly redistricting to make it difficult to elect black representatives or Latino representatives or Democrats,” she continued, making no mention of the gerrymandering being done in blue states like Illinois, where Republicans have been shut out of congressional seats almost entirely despite Trump winning just over 43% of the vote in 2024. “So that means we have to be even more intentional in showing up and voting.”