Bill and Hillary Clinton both suggested that American democracy is teetering on the edge of existence in a pair of separate interviews this week.

The pair both said the government as we know it is at risk after the third January 6 committee hearing and a new poll saying a majority of both Democrats and Republicans believe America will 'cease to exist' as a democracy. 

Former president Bill told CBS's The Late Late Show host James Corden on Wednesday night that he fears the United States could 'completely lose our constitutional democracy'.

Hillary painted a similarly bleak picture in an interview with the Financial Times in an interview published less than 48 hours later on Friday.

Reporter Edward Luce suggested to her that the Democrats 'seem to be going out of their way to lose elections by elevating activist causes, notably the transgender debate, which are relevant only to a small minority'. 

'We are standing on the precipice of losing our democracy, and everything that everybody else cares about then goes out the window.' 

'Look, the most important thing is to win the next election. The alternative is so frightening that whatever does not help you win should not be a priority.

Corden asked Clinton how he stays 'so positive in what has been a very, very dark few years', without mentioning Donald Trump by name.

The Democrat admitted it was 'impossible to be pessimistic about the future' while he was watching his grandchildren growing up, but went on to paint a bleak picture of America's future - just hours after the third hearing from the January 6 committee hearing.

'I actually think there's a fair chance that we could completely lose our constitutional democracy for a couple of decades if we keep making — if we make bad decisions, Clinton added.