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Wall Street prefers Hillary Clinton as president: Analyst

Sunday, 07 February 2016 7:30 PM [ Last Update: Sunday, 07 February 2016 7:29 PM ]

Wall Streets wants Hillary Clinton in the White House, says DeBar.

US Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton can be the ideal president for Wall Street and military-industrial complex, says an American political analyst.

According to a report by CNN, Hillary and her husband, former President Bill Clinton, made a combined $153 million off paid speeches from 2001 to 2015.

According to CNN’s analysis, in total, the couple gave 729 speeches from February 2001 to May 2015 -- when Hillary launched her presidential campaign -- for an average payout of $210,795 for each speech.

Of those speeches, at least 39 were given to big banks -- including Goldman Sachs and UBS – which paid the couple $7.7 million.

Hillary alone made at least $1.8 million for her eight speeches to big banks.

In an interview with Press TV on Sunday, political commentator and radio host Done DeBar hailed Democratic candidate Senator Bernie Sanders for bringing the issue into the center of public attention.

“Clinton of course is on the defensive on this because Wall Street has thrown her lots of money as have many other very influential groups,” DeBar said.

Explaining why Americans have an issue with the matter, the analyst said that the paying parties, such as private prisons, will expect Clinton to return their favor in case she becomes president.

“She has a long record, along with her husband, of actual deeds in the interest of Wall Street,” he noted, citing legislation leading to the surge in number of prisoners as an example.

DeBar noted that in Hillary’s case, some of the payments are not aimed at securing future favors, but rather, they are payments for the favors she has curried in the past.

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