"I love Bill Clinton. I think we should make him king. I'm talking the red robe, the turkey leg - everything"
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The subtext is a wink at monarchy in a country allergic to it. By choosing medieval costume over a crown-and-scepter grandeur, he makes the fantasy unserious, which gives him cover: he can express affection without sounding partisan or sanctimonious. It’s fandom, not governance. In that way, it also nods to the way Clinton’s charisma survived scandal. The line implies: whatever else happened, the guy could still work a room, still feel like “our” guy, still be a story Americans couldn’t stop watching.
Context matters because McGraw, a country star, sits in a genre often coded as conservative. Praising Clinton so flamboyantly plays against stereotype and turns the endorsement into a cultural moment: proof that Clinton’s appeal, at his peak, wasn’t neatly confined to party or coastal taste. The humor is doing the heavy lifting, but the intent is real: McGraw is marveling at the power of likability in modern politics, where the throne is basically a spotlight.
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McGraw, Tim. (2026, January 16). I love Bill Clinton. I think we should make him king. I'm talking the red robe, the turkey leg - everything. FixQuotes. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/i-love-bill-clinton-i-think-we-should-make-him-129367/
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McGraw, Tim. "I love Bill Clinton. I think we should make him king. I'm talking the red robe, the turkey leg - everything." FixQuotes. January 16, 2026. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/i-love-bill-clinton-i-think-we-should-make-him-129367/.
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"I love Bill Clinton. I think we should make him king. I'm talking the red robe, the turkey leg - everything." FixQuotes, 16 Jan. 2026, https://fixquotes.com/quotes/i-love-bill-clinton-i-think-we-should-make-him-129367/. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.







