Colin Campbell June 9, 2014
It looks as if Hillary Clinton just made the first gaffe of her new book tour, which is widely perceived to be a proxy for her still-unannounced presidential campaign.
During an ABC news interview scheduled to air Monday night, Clinton recalled how she "struggled" to purchase "houses" after she and her husband, former President Bill Clinton, left the White House. Both Clintons have embarked on a lucrative speaking career since then, reportedly earning over $100 million in speaking fees alone, and the conservative media quickly jumped on the seemingly tone-deaf remark.
"We came out of the White House not only dead broke but in debt," Clinton told ABC's Diane Sawyer for an interview that previewed the Tuesday launch of Clinton's memoir, "Hard Choices." "We had no money when we got there and we struggled to piece together the resources for mortgages, for houses, for Chelsea's education. It was not easy."
Sawyer pressed Clinton on whether her speaking fees — about $200,000 for a single speech, according to The New York Times — are something voters will be able to find relatable.
"Do you think Americans are going to understand five times the median income in this country for one speech?" Sawyer asked.
Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/hillary-clinton-first-gaffe-2016-2014-6#ixzz34BTrYcVS
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