In a 41-second video that’s set to be released later this morning, the Republican National Committee is using a populist message to hit Hillary Clinton for “hypocrisy.”
The video mainly features a snippet from a speech Clinton delivered on Wednesday, May 27, at the South Carolina Democratic Women’s Council. “Because we’re going to have to stand up to the people who want to keep the deck stacked in favor of those at the top. We’re going to have to fight to make sure that the success of our country is shared across the economy,” Clinton says in the RNC ad.
But as Clinton’s speech is being played, the right side of the screen features a scroll of recent Clinton speaking fees received since Hillary Clinton left the State Department. $260,000 from Deutsche Bank AG. $280,000 from A&E Television Networks. $275,000 from Canada 2020. And so on.
“Hillary and Bill Clinton have earned $30,000,000 since Jan. 2014,” the text on the screen then reads.
Hillary’s voice is then heard saying, “And you know the statistic: something is wrong when top CEOs earn 300 times more than the typical American worker.”
The RNC helpfully reminds viewers: “The Clintons are in the top 0.1%.”
The video is titled “Hypocrisy.”
