We know assumed Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton doesn’t think presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump should be president — it’s her job to think that.
But the former secretary of state seems to stick her foot in her mouth whenever she denounces Trump and Republicans. At a rally on Tuesday, Clinton said Trump wasn’t just dangerous on national security, but on the economy as well.
“You might think that because he has spent his life as a businessman, he’d be better prepared to handle the economy. Well, it turns out, he’s dangerous there, too,” Clinton said. “Just like he shouldn’t have his finger on the button, he shouldn’t have his hands on our economy.”
Funny she should say that, because given her and her family’s track record of enriching themselves on the public dime, Clinton shouldn’t have her hands in our pockets.
While Clinton was secretary of state, the State Department approved 215 speeches for her husband Bill, allowing him to rake in $48 million. Even if some, most or all of that went to the Clinton Foundation, it still meant money flowed to the Clintons.
And let’s not forget the $153 million the Clintons pulled in from speaking fees after they left the White House, collecting hundreds of thousands of dollars thanks to their time in office.
Clinton may have claimed that she and Bill were “dead broke” after they left the White House, but thanks to their connections, they sure helped themselves in the years after.
So as much as Clinton might claim Trump would be bad for the economy, Clinton herself doesn’t have such a good track record when it comes to being a responsible steward of other people’s money (unless that money is going to her family).
Ashe Schow is a commentary writer for the Washington Examiner.
