Clinton Spox Karen Finney Claims Voters Don’t Care About Wall St. Speech Transcripts

‘What people are talking about, what they want to know is are you going to invest in the African-American community’

CAMEROTA: “… issues that came up at the recent town hall, and that was about whether or not she would release her transcripts to the speeches that she gave to Wall Street firms. Let me show you how she responded to that.” 
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CUOMO: “Will you agree to release these transcripts? They have become an issue.” 
CLINTON: “Sure, if everybody does it, and that includes the Republicans because we know they have made a lot of speeches.” 
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CAMEROTA: “OK, so how does she feel about that today? Will she be releasing those transcripts?”
FINNEY: “You know what? I have to tell you something, Alisyn. I know there is a real fascination on the part of the media, and certainly the Sanders campaign is interested in sort of driving that narrative, trying to drive a negative there. But the truth is, people don’t - that’s not what people are talking about here on the ground in South Carolina. It’s not what people are talking about when I’ve been to Colorado or Birmingham, Alabama. What people are talking about, what they want to know is, are you going to invest in the African American community? Are you going to invest in communities of color where we’ve seen - not enough investment. Are — how am I going to send my kids to college? Talk to me about your plan for historically black colleges. Talk to me about how you are going to build on the progress President Obama has made and what you’re going to do to preserve healthcare, the Affordable Care Act —“
CAMEROTA: “Yes.”
FINNEY: “— and make sure the Republicans don’t strip that away.” 
CAMEROTA: “Sure, but —“
FINNEY: “That’s what people are talking about here.” 
CAMEROTA: “Sure, but I mean, why not — since this keeps coming up, why not just be transparent? Why not just release them and lead the way on that if there’s to hide in there?”
FINNEY: “You know, again, I think the issue is what is it that voters — I mean, her responsibility as a candidate is to talk to voters about the issues they care about, her policy ideas, her plans, what she would do. As she pointed out there, if everybody else is going to release their, you know, their stuff, then I suppose she will, too. I mean, she’s been incredibly transparent already, but I think the most important thing here is this campaign is about the issues that matter to the American people. They get to have their say. And so far what they’ve said is they want Hillary Clinton. “
CAMEROTA: “Karen Finney, we will be watching what happens —“

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