Clinton Says Giving Paid Speeches to Wall Street Firms a Mistake
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Clinton Admits Paid Wall Street Speeches Were a Mistake
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Former Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton pointed to her willingness to speak to Wall Street firms and the poor “optics” of those highly-paid appearances as a contributing factor for her loss to Donald Trump in the 2016 election.
Clinton takes responsibility for what she termed a “mistake” in “What Happened,” her memoir of the campaign that goes on sale Tuesday. In the book and a TV interview ahead of its release, Clinton said she doesn’t intend to run for office again but will not step back from political life.