Former White House senior adviser Valerie Jarrett Valerie June JarrettJacob Blake shooting increased support for nationwide protests, report finds Meghan Markle to help register female voters with Michelle Obama organization Obamas discuss pandemic, voting, anxiety and community in new podcast MORE reportedly said Monday that “our country is ready for a female president."

“I don’t really distinguish whether it’s a male candidate or a female candidate. I think our country is ready for a female president but you don’t have to be a female candidate [to care about issues that matter],” Jarrett said in Washington, D.C., according to The Washington Examiner.

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In discussing the 2020 hopefuls, Jarrett added that she wants “a candidate who will go out there and earn it.”

She also said that Democratic candidates shouldn’t “beat each other up” during the primaries, and that doing so could hurt them in the general election.

Jarrett recently told BuzzFeed News that former Vice President Joe Biden Joe BidenBiden on Trump's refusal to commit to peaceful transfer of power: 'What country are we in?' Democratic groups using Bloomberg money to launch M in Spanish language ads in Florida Harris faces pivotal moment with Supreme Court battle MORE would “make a terrific president,” but said she would support the Democrat that wins nomination.

“Whoever wins the primary, I will work my butt off to make sure they win the general election,” she said.