Howard Stern says he feared US wouldn't elect a woman: 'I know how men talk behind closed doors'

Howard Stern says he was fearful going into the election that the country wasn't ready to elect its first woman president in Vice President Harris because he knows "how men talk behind closed doors."

"I think Kamala was a fine candidate. She's a fine woman. The problem I had is that I thought [President] Biden was doing a really good job, actually. But I understand why people said they had to switch," Stern said on his eponymous SiriusXM show on Wednesday.

"If I could go back in time and turn the time machine on, I think what would have been a better process would have been if Joe Biden said, 'Hey, I did a good job and I'm ready to hand over the baton.' And then let people in the Democratic Party nominate someone through the process of voting, through the primaries — that would've been ideal," Stern, a frequent critic of former President Trump, said.

Biden dropped out of the White House race in July and quickly endorsed his vice president.

"At the time when Kamala was chosen by Joe Biden, I said, sadly — I hate to say this, because I was a big Hillary Clinton supporter — I don't think America can vote for a woman," Stern, 70, said during a conversation with co-host Robin Quivers.

"I say this because I know men. I know how men talk behind closed doors," said Stern, who backed Harris in the White House race.

"I don't even want to say what I heard when she was selected," the media personality said of Harris, before repeating derogatory and racist terms.

Saying he would devote his post-Election Day show to attempting to cheer up listeners who were saddened by President-elect Trump's win over Harris, Stern told a caller, "I'm not someone who believes in sour grapes. I love America. I hope America can thrive."

During a tense conversation with the caller, who identified himself as a Trump voter, Stern said, "I hope Donald Trump is successful. He is now going to be my next president."