From a public diplomacy perspective, the Clinton legacy after she left the State Department may be even worse. Whatever the merits and demerits domestically with regard to the Clinton Foundation and honoraria of $500K to $750K per speech, a great deal of the world now thinks the United States is exceptional primarily in that it practices "crony capitalism" on a scale unparalleled and previously unimaginable. The perception alone resulted in tens of millions being "donated" to the Clinton Foundation and other tens of millions being paid for talks. And the perception of those now finding out about it will be hard to counteract.
From a public diplomacy perspective, the Clinton legacy after she left the State Department may be even worse. Whatever the merits and demerits domestically with regard to the Clinton Foundation and honoraria of $500K to $750K per speech, a great deal of the world now thinks the United States is exceptional primarily in that it practices "crony capitalism" on a scale unparalleled and previously unimaginable. The perception alone resulted in tens of millions being "donated" to the Clinton Foundation and other tens of millions being paid for talks. And the perception of those now finding out about it will be hard to counteract.
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