Bill Clinton Might Stop Giving Paid Speeches If Hillary Wins The White House

[Purveyor]

Jun 10, 2015, 6:41 PM ET
By MATTHEW CLAIBORNE


PHOTO: Former U.S President Bill Clinton speaks during a plenary session at the Clinton Global Initiative Middle East & Africa meeting in Marrakech, Morocco, May 6, 2015.

Bill Clinton will have some tough decisions to make if Hillary Clinton wins White House, including whether to continue his lucrative paid speaking career.

At the Clinton Global Initiative meeting in Denver, the former president said that he will likely stop giving paid speeches if Hillary Clinton is elected president.

"No. I don't think so," Clinton said in an interview with Bloomberg TV when asked about staying on the paid speaking circuit were his wife to win. "Because once you get to be president, then you are just making a daily story."

But Clinton added that he would not stop speaking publicly altogether: “I will still give speeches on things I’m passionate about.”

Just last month the former president indicated that he would continue to deliver paid speeches during his wife’s presidential campaign, telling NBC News, “I got to pay our bills.”

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[onehandle]

1. The Future First Gentleman.

Future being sooner than you think.

[Cheese Sandwich]

2. Right now is his chance to make the most money.

All the corporation people will be tripping over each other to hand him checks right now, the last chance to pay the Clintons some cold hard cash right before they re-enter the government and become more powerful than ever.

And of course Bill knows that so I guess he's going to milk it.

This is taking the revolving door to a whole new level. Amazing to watch.

[Jesus Malverde]

8. It used to be just the generals going to the defense contrators

I agree that this new approach for politicians is off the hook.

[Divernan]

16. Bill's shout out to Corporations - buy me while you still can

[tularetom]

3. That's too bad especially if it means he's going to be in the WH sticking his nose in everything

His ego will not allow him to step back and let Ms Clinton do her job and we just do not need him anywhere near policy decisions.

And don't say that's a sexist point of view. The man's a former president and a know it all. He's charismatic and full of good ol boy charm. He could sell iceboxes to Eskimos. No way will he take a back seat to the dull and awkward Ms Clinton.

Unfortunately, some of his decisions were so disastrously wrong that we're still living with the consequences.

[cwydro]

4. Moot point,

imo.

[AtomicKitten]

7. +1

[Wilms]

6. Oh, right. And then there's him. n/t

[MFrohike]

9. Righto

"I got to pay our bills."

$100 million in 14 years and he's still got bills to cover? That's the sort of thing that gets you called out of touch.

[WillyT]

10. "Might"

[dsc]

11. It shouldn't be a maybe

I have no problem with him giving free speeches but paid speeches as a member of the first family is a problem. There are some careers a member of the first, or second family can do without a real problem. When Dean was running I would have seen no problem with his wife remaining a doctor for example. Jill Biden did some teaching still, again, I see no real problem with that. But if either Hilary or Michele Obama had decided to continue their law practices while first lady that might have been a problem.

[Snobblevitch]

12. "I got to pay our bills".

This reminds me a little of Latrell Spreewell who retired from the NBA instead of signing a $27 million contract. He said it was not enough to feed his children.

[Man from Pickens]

13. nobody is going to miss a sanction or two, right?

wouldn't hurt to waive a few so that the old man ain't so dead broke anymore

[Mother Of Four]

14. Yeah uhm...

But Clinton added that he would not stop speaking publicly altogether: “I will still give speeches on things I’m passionate about.”

Nuff said.

[Divernan]

15. Note HRC's fans are not reccing this OP!

[Divernan]

17. Foreign interests will donate to Bill's foundation instead.

He'll still speak, but just have the $$$ turned over to one of his "charitable" multi million dollar organizations.

[Fumesucker]

18. Getting harder and harder to tell actual news from the Onion