Real Clear Politics’ Rebecca Berg thinks it’s too late for Bill Clinton to change the American electorate’s view of the Clinton Foundation.
The Clintons talk at a dinner in honor of Presidential Medal of Freedom awardees in Washington (Reuters Pictures)
“Much of this is already baked in,” Berg stated on CNN Tuesday morning. “The messaging that they are trying to impress upon people that what they did was above-board, that there was no corruption, that there was no pay to play, it’s all defensive at this point.” (RELATED: Bill Clinton Pens Letter To Clinton Foundation Donors)
“They’re not making a positive case about the work that the Clinton Foundation did, any sort of firewall they had between the state department and the Clinton Foundation,” she continued. “Really what they needed to do was think about this when Hillary was secretary of state or leaving that office, and think about how they were going to frame this at that stage.”
“It’s a little bit late for them to try to change people’s perception on this, and of course, this goes back to the question of honesty, trustworthiness.”