A former Air Force officer who once held one of the most critical jobs in the U.S. government is now speaking out about the chaos and fear that allegedly surrounded Hillary Clinton during her husband’s presidency — offering a rare, unfiltered glimpse behind closed doors.
Lt. Col. Buzz Patterson, who served as the Senior Military Aide to former President Bill Clinton from 1996 to 1998, said his time inside the White House was shaped less by the commander-in-chief and more by his wife’s commanding presence.
Patterson, who carried the “nuclear football” during Clinton’s administration, described a toxic culture shaped by Hillary Clinton’s unpredictable and allegedly hostile behavior.
“When I first arrived to work in the White House, my predecessor warned me: ‘You can get away with pissing off Bill but if you make her mad, she’ll rip your heart out,’” Patterson wrote in a post on X.
“I heeded those words. I did make him mad a few times, but I never really pissed her off. I knew the ramifications.”
According to Patterson, the military and White House staff went to great lengths to avoid even being seen by the then-first lady.
“She instructed the senior staff, including me, that she didn’t want to be forced to encounter us,” he wrote.
“Many a time, I’d see mature, professional adults, working in the most important building in the world, scurrying into office doorways to escape Hillary’s line of sight.”
Patterson claimed the first lady earned a notorious nickname among staff: the “Nazi schoolmarm.”
He added, “She was the Nazi schoolmarm and the rest of us were expected to hide as though we were kids in trouble.”
He also alleged that Hillary made efforts to restrict the presence of military uniforms in the White House, interpreting it as part of an agenda to diminish the visibility of the armed forces under the Clinton administration.
“The Clintons are corrupt beyond words,” Patterson concluded in his final post.
Patterson’s online comments, which have amassed over five million views, painted a stark contrast in atmosphere depending on Hillary’s presence.
“We used to say that when Hillary was gone, it was a frat party. When she was home, it was Schindler’s List,” he wrote.
He added that Clinton staffers and even military personnel viewed the administration as deeply unprofessional.
“Among the military who served in the White House and the professional White House staff, the Clinton administration was infamously known for its lack of professionalism and courtesy, though few ever spoke about it,” Patterson noted.
“But when it came to rudeness, it was Hillary Clinton who was the most feared person in the administration. She set the tone.”
When asked by an X user what had caused friction between him and the former president, Patterson shared an incident where he refused Clinton’s request to visit a restaurant because the location hadn’t been cleared by the Secret Service, per Trending Politics.
The president was reportedly furious — but Patterson said even that paled in comparison to the consequences of upsetting Hillary.
Now a vocal supporter of President Donald Trump, Patterson’s candid recollections offer a window into what he describes as the behind-the-scenes dysfunction of one of America’s most powerful political families.
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