Sunday, June 12, 2016

As Hillary Slams Trump University, Right Wingers Go After Bill for Making Millions From For-Profit Laureate Universities

Hillary Clinton’s campaign has ramped up its attacks this week on Donald Trump, citing how Trump University preyed on students and left many in debt. Now, right-wing websites are citing the Clinton’s 2014 tax returns showing the ex-president made $16.5 million from Laureate International Universities, which has been criticized for overpromising to students. “Don't get us wrong, we already knew Trump University was a massive scam and nothing close to an actual school,” said a Clinton campaign release on Friday.

“But this week, thanks to newly unsealed court documents, we learned just how big of a scam Trump U actually was. Preying on the elderly, encouraging potential customers to max out credit cards and drain their savings, and making trumped up promises about how to profit off of the housing crisis, Trump University was, as one of its former employees so aptly put it, a ‘fraudulent scheme’ and a ‘total lie.’”

Meanwhile, the top story on Breitbart.com was titled, “Hillary University: Bill Clinton Bagged $16.46 Million from For-Profit College as State Dept. Funneled $55 Million Back.”...
http://www.alternet.org/election-2016/hillary-slams-trump-university-right-wingers-go-after-bill-making-millions-profit


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