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<\/a><\/p>\nBefore running against billionaire real estate mogul Donald Trump for the presidency, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told an audience at a private, paid speech she wanted to see more successful businessmen and women run for office because they can\u2019t be bought.<\/p>\n
In a speech made public by Wikileaks \u2013 which released an email from Hillary for America Research Director Tony Caark containing three attached speeches given at a private Goldman Sachs events \u2013 Clinton spoke and took audience questions at the \u201cBuilders and Innovators Summit\u201d hosted by Goldman Sachs on October 29, 2013.<\/p>\n
Answering a question about businessmen in politics, Clinton said that they are \u201cmost often the people that look over the horizon,\u201d and therefore share a vision that many politicians of today lack. \u201cAnd that\u2019s a very good question and thank you for asking it. Yes, I would love to see more businessmen go into politics because I believe they would bring in an entirely different mindset and strategies than what we\u2019re used to seeing traditionally,\u201d she opined.<\/p>\n
And then she just had to go on. \u201cIn fact, when you say businessmen and women, I can\u2019t help but think of a particular one that I would just love to see running for the presidency at some point in the future,\u201d Clinton added. \u201cI don\u2019t know what it is exactly about him, I can\u2019t quite put my finger on it, but my instinct is almost never wrong. And it\u2019s telling me that Donald Trump would be very successful if he were to venture into politics in the future.\u201d<\/p>\n
Asked to elaborate on her statement, the former Secretary of State argued that she thinks that businessmen \u201ccan\u2019t be bought\u201d and that they\u2019re \u201cvery honest.\u201d \u201cAnd I think that goes especially for Donald Trump, whose successful projects and business ventures have made him synonymous with big business and, more importantly, creating thousands of jobs. I also think he understands the philanthropic and charitable side of things quite well, which is a crucial skill for any politician,\u201d she praised her current counter-candidate.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think he has a lot to offer to this country and its people, especially when we\u2019re talking about the economy,\u201d she continued. \u201cDonald Trump has single-handedly helped stop the recession, more so than dozens of other so-called billionaires. And I don\u2019t know how the experts on the matter feel, but in my book that\u2019s hard evidence of the man\u2019s business prowess and integrity, as well. And I think everyone would agree those are commendable character traits for anyone looking to tackle the most difficult problems and challenges in the world, quite literally.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cSo, yes \u2013 Donald Trump is someone I could very easily see winning the support of the people. And I don\u2019t think he would do that with his flammable rhetoric and negotiation skills \u2013 which are both things he\u2019s known for \u2013 but with common sense and respect for his fellow countrymen. But, most of all \u2013 I think his relationship with the opposite sex would bring him the most political points. I think he respects women and treats them as equals and I also think that would bring him a significant lead over anyone unlucky enough to be running against him,\u201d she ominously concluded in her 2013 speech.<\/p>\n