Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine on Sunday said that he and Hillary Clinton are committed to making government more open and transparent, and their presidential campaign should serve as an example.
“We’re all about disclosure and transparency,” the Democratic vice presidential candidate told NBC’s Chuck Todd.
Kaine was responding to a question about Clinton’s reluctance to put out policies so far this cycle related to government reform and transparency.
“Why nothing from that, from Secretary Clinton?” Todd asked. “Trust is her biggest problem. And yet, there’s no pledge about what’s she’s going to do to conduct a transparent White House.”
The Virginia senator said he and the former secretary of state would push legislation forward in the first 100 days of their administration that would amend campaign finance laws, which he described as “the most important transparency government reform that the nation needs right now.”
Kaine also defended Clinton against the widespread public opinion that she is not a transparent candidate, noting that both her campaign and the Clinton Foundation discloses its donors.
“We disclose our donors. We disclose them in the campaign. The foundation discloses the donors,” he said. “Remember, it was the Trump Foundation that was just caught making an illegal campaign contribution and trying to cover it up.”
Kaine’s comments come days after a Quinnipiac University poll found that a majority (54 percent) of likely voters believe Trump is the more transparent candidate, versus 37 percent who said Clinton is more open with the American people.
