Hillary Clinton Defends Wall Street Speeches at Town Hall
- 8 years ago
Hillary Clinton showed both vulnerability and defiance in a wide-ranging town hall meeting on Wednesday night, openly discussing her personal search for humility and firmly saying her expensive paid speeches to Wall Street firms were not a mistake.
Clinton has been attacked for accepting nearly $700,000 from Goldman Sachs by Sanders, who has accused her of being influenced by Wall Street.
When asked by moderator Anderson Cooper if she made a mistake in giving paid speeches before announcing her White House bid, Clinton said no. “Look, I made speeches to lots of groups.
I told them what I thought.
I answered questions,” she said.
Clinton said she has not been influenced by donations or speaking fees and claims to have a more comprehensive Wall Street reform plan that Sanders.
Clinton has been attacked for accepting nearly $700,000 from Goldman Sachs by Sanders, who has accused her of being influenced by Wall Street.
When asked by moderator Anderson Cooper if she made a mistake in giving paid speeches before announcing her White House bid, Clinton said no. “Look, I made speeches to lots of groups.
I told them what I thought.
I answered questions,” she said.
Clinton said she has not been influenced by donations or speaking fees and claims to have a more comprehensive Wall Street reform plan that Sanders.