Hillary continues to bring in the cash! How about returning the fee to students in need?
Hillary Clinton cashed in with a $225,000 speech Monday night at the annual University of Nevada Las Vegas Foundation dinner.
The former U.S. secretary of State first made headlines in June for the address when it was revealed UNLV is paying Clinton the steep rate to speak at the foundation’s ritzy dinner at the Bellagio hotel.
UNLV students protested her visit, insisting the university instead spend the money on scholarships — as tuition at the school will increase by 17 percent over the next four years.
“You could give scholarships to thousands of students, benefit research on campus, give more students grants for research and studying,” Daniel Waqar, student relations director for the UNLV Student Government, told Nevada political journalist Jon Ralston in June.
The speaking fee is expected to go toward the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation. According the event’s website, “The UNLV Foundation Annual Dinner is a prominent philanthropic event in Las Vegas, honoring individuals and organizations that advance UNLV’s mission through their generous private support.”
The speaking fee, though, is just one of many high-priced talks the Clintons routinely have given — which clashed with Hillary Clinton’s claim during her recent book tour that she and her husband were “dead broke” when they left the White House in 2001.
The base price for a ticket to the invitation-only dinner was $200. But some guests paid as much as $20,000 for “premium” tickets that include a meet-and-greet and photo with Clinton before she spoke.
The event was sold out. UNLV is expected to recover the cost of hosting Clinton.
This is Clinton’s third official visit to Sin City since March. Most recently, she spoke at the Clean Energy Summit in September.