Why anyone would want to pay this much to hear a failed State Department Secretary speak is beyond me. But I guess a girl’s gotta be able to afford her mortgages:
FOX NEWS – Hillary Clinton is cashing 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.”