There are a litany of reasons Hillary Clinton lost the 2016 presidential election, ranging from racism to sexism and possible Russian meddling. In the year since election, though, everyone—including Clinton herself—has tried to come up with an explanation for her loss.

And because he happens to be on the press circuit, promoting his new film Suburbicon, the time has finally come for George Clooney to weigh in. In a new interview with the Daily Beast, the actor and director gives his opinion on what happened last year:

“She was more qualified than even her husband was when he was elected president, but she’s not as good at communicating things. That’s simply true. When she got up and gave a speech, it didn’t soar. Now, that doesn’t mean that she wouldn’t have done a great job as president, and I supported her because by the time we did the fundraiser the primary was over at that point and it was time to get on with picking someone to move forward, and she was the right person to side with.It was frustrating because I never saw her elevate her game. I never saw it. And I had a lot of liberal friends who were like, ‘She’s not good at this.’ And I see that, and I understand it. I also think, though, that if it was a guy it wouldn’t have been so polarizing. I think the fact that she’s a woman made it a much harder uphill battle.”

That's certainly true—in fact, Clinton has said the same thing herself in her book and in interviews this year. "I started the campaign knowing that I would have to work extra hard to make women and men feel comfortable with the idea of a woman president," she told CBS earlier this month. "It doesn't fit into the...the stereotypes we all carry around in our head. And a lot of the sexism and the misogyny was in service of these attitudes. Like, you know, 'We really don't want a woman commander in chief.'"

But she was up against a famous reality star, who—even though he was unqualified, didn't understand how our basic government works, and had no platform or detailed stance on any issues—was able to send a message. As Clooney continues:

“I think that she wasn’t particularly good at articulating the things that she wanted to do, and unfortunately we live at a time right now where articulating what you want to do is more potent in the electorate than the other way around, obviously, when Trump only said he was going to ‘Make America Great Again.’ Don’t you think the next Democrat who runs should just run with a blue hat that says, ‘Make America Great Again?’”

Hmm, seems like he has a pretty good idea of what matters in American politics. Maybe George Clooney—a very famous person with zero experience in government—should run for president?

Matt Miller Culture Editor Matt is the Culture Editor at Esquire where he covers music, movies, books, and TV—with an emphasis on all things Star Wars, Marvel, and Game of Thrones.

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