After slamming a DC culture of “special interests” during an appearance in Chicago on Monday, former President Obama will now reportedly rake in some $400,000 for a speech at a Wall Street event. Huffington Post Editor-in-Chief Lydia Polgreen wants to know something:
Why is Obama giving speeches to bankers for $400,000?
— Lydia Polgreen (@lpolgreen) April 25, 2017
Anybody want to help answer that?
Can think of about 400,000 reasons https://t.co/T987RjlWBB
— Ben Jacobs (@Bencjacobs) April 26, 2017
Perhaps part of HuffPo’s makeover included extra focus on obliviousness:
"Because that's where the money is." https://t.co/8lrDfppzCH
— Mollie (@MZHemingway) April 25, 2017
because that's who he is and always was https://t.co/a9EPoPbnY4
— Nathan Bernhardt (@jonbernhardt) April 25, 2017
Maybe that’s just hard to imagine for the “true believer” Obama fans.
Because everyone wants to make money, even people who pretend making money is bad. https://t.co/Vb7Czmp8lu
— Jason C. (@CounterMoonbat) April 26, 2017
The same reason @BernieSanders has three homes.
Hypocrisy. https://t.co/MY2IcCuARJ
— Erielle Davidson (@politicalelle) April 26, 2017
Didn't know you were voting for a guy who likes to party on billionaire's yachts and make big money, did you? https://t.co/fkmA3S9KNM
— BT (@back_ttys) April 26, 2017
"Why is someone doing something for $400,000" is really not a hard question to answer. https://t.co/ImyJ3VCZ2u
— Phil Sandifer (@PhilSandifer) April 26, 2017
@lpolgreen Because Hillary Clinton wasn't available?
— Brian Cates (@drawandstrike) April 25, 2017
To quote Hillary Clinton:
@lpolgreen Because that's how much they offered?
— Samantha Porter? (@SammySpeaksUp) April 25, 2017
Exactly:
