The interview came just after Clooney and his wife Amal hosted a San Francisco event for the Democratic front-runner that cost up to $353,400 per couple – the type of fundraiser that her rival Bernie Sanders has constantly criticized.
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After hosting two fundraisers over the weekend for Hillary Clinton, George Clooney called the thousands of dollars raised “obscene” in a pre-taped interview that aired Sunday morning on NBC News’ Meet the Press.
“They’re right to protest”, Clooney said.
Median net worth among members of the US Senate in 2014 stood at $US2.9 million ($3.7 million), according to the Centre for Responsive Politics, a non-profit organisation that tracks money in politics.
In response to the dinner, the Sanders campaign on Friday evening sent out an email to supporters asking them to help reach their fundraising goals by chipping in $US3.53 apiece, instead.
‘One of the great tragedies is that big money is buying elections, ‘ he told CNN’s State of the Union.
Democratic U.S. presidential candidate Hillary Clinton takes photographs with supporters at Southwest College in Los Angeles, California, United States, April 16, 2016.
Bernie Sanders is probably the biggest phony in politics today.
After Sanders knocked Hillary Clinton for not releasing transcripts of her speeches to Goldman Sachs during Thursday night’s debate, she fired back, asking when he was going to release his taxes. Clinton says she is steadfast in her commitment to eroding income inequality and creating a safe financial system.
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Mr. Sanders – who stresses that he is a huge fan of Mr. Clooney – used Friday night’s fundraiser to again draw clear distinctions between himself and Mrs. Clinton. “And I think you can judge a candidate based on how you raise money and who you ultimately become dependent upon”. Asked whether she would, as president, sign a bill mandating a $15 federal minimum, Clinton said, emphatically: “Of course I would”.
