Hillary Clinton would likely defend her continued spate of high-dollar speaking engagements, according to a New York Times reporter, as follows: “It’s expensive to be a Clinton.”
Amy Chozick, who covers the likely Democratic presidential candidate for the Times, said on ABC’s This Week with George Stephanopoulos Sunday that Clinton is aware of the need to “distance” herself from the perception she would be a candidate of Wall Street rather than progressives who want a champion against income inequality. Asked about the fact that Clinton continues to rake in millions from paid speeches, even as the Democrat prepares for her presidential campaign, Chozick offered what she characterized as the response from Clinton world.
“I would tell you what they would say: That it’s expensive to be a Clinton,” Chozick said. Watch the video below:
