The Clintons Have Raised $3 Billion By Being Obsessively Nice
PoliticsOver the past 41 years of public life, Hillary and Bill Clinton have amassed a web of fiercely loyal donors who have contributed a total of $3 billion to their charity and various political campaigns. And they have done it by being nice. By being exceptionally shrewd, calculating politicians, but also by being really, just inconveniently nice.
In a sweeping investigation, the Washington Post identified 336,000 individuals, corporations, unions, and foreign governments that have contributed to the massive haul, while also recognizing many smaller donations that are left our of campaign finance report. In total, $2 billion was donated to the Clinton Foundation, while about $1 billion went to the campaigns. Many top donors supported both. (The Post compared the Clintons’ haul to the Bush family’s which is a paltry $2.4 billion, despite being in the presidency for more time.)
And they did it by being obsessively nice.