Bill Clinton Defends Hillary’s Middle-Income Ties
By Jonathan Allen Jun 24, 2014 4:44 PM ET
Former President Bill Clinton defended his wife Hillary Clintons ties to middle-income Americans, saying shes not out of touch and is an advocate for policies that promote social mobility.
Speaking at a conference in Denver, Clinton told moderator David Gregory of NBCs Meet the Press today that making an issue of his familys rise to wealth is the wrong debate. The public should be talking about how to address the demise of the American dream, he said.
Hillary Clinton, the former first lady and a potential 2016 presidential candidate, is trying to rebound from a series of comments in which she suggested that she and the former president arent really rich.
Bill Clinton acknowledged that she didnt give the most adept answer to questions about their personal wealth. You can say, OK, I gotta clean that up, which she did.
Hillary Clinton, also speaking today at the Clinton Global Initiative conference, drew from her past to portray herself as a lifelong advocate for poor children, pushing back against critics who say shes lost touch with the concerns of middle-and lower-income Americans.
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