Hillary Clinton Made Almost $2 Million in Campus Speaking Fees Last Year
But remember, she’s deeply concerned about the student loan debt crisis.
Dave Huber of The College Fix reported.
REPORT: Hillary Clinton Raked In Nearly $2 Million in Campus Speaking Fees
It’s come to light this week that possible 2016 presidential contender and self-described “dead broke” Hillary Clinton has likely raked in almost $2 million in speaking fees for appearances at public and private universities across the nation in the last year.
“At least eight universities, including four public institutions, have paid hundreds of thousands of dollars for Hillary Rodham Clinton to speak on their campuses over the past year, sparking a backlash from some student groups and teachers at a time of austerity in higher education,” The Washington Post reports.
The University of Connecticut paid $251,250 for an April visit, UCLA paid $300,000 for an appearance in March, and UNLV ponied up $225,000 for a speech scheduled for October, the Post reported. Five other campuses she visited refused to tell the Post what they paid her: University at Buffalo, Colgate University and Hamilton College in New York, as well as Simmons College in Boston and the University of Miami in Florida.
“But if she earned her standard fee of $200,000 or more, that would mean she took in at least $1.8 million in speaking income from universities in the past nine months,” the Post reported.
While many or most of these speeches were paid through foundation grants, donor funds, and other coffers not directly tied to campuses’ general budgets – the outrage and calls of hypocrisy have already mounted.
Even as Clinton stumps for better access to higher education and bemoans the plight of penniless college students, she collected some of these staggering fees at schools that have raised tuition on students recently.
REPORT: Hillary Clinton Raked In Nearly $2 Million in Campus Speaking Fees (The College Fix)
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She wasn’t worth the money.
One wonders how they manage to get by on so little.