Bill Clinton was an outrageous diva on the lecture circuit

By Marisa Schultz

July 11, 2016 | 10:57am

WASHINGTON — New public records show former President Bill Clinton made unusual and outrageous demands when he became a six-figure speaker after leaving the White House — a tradition he passed along to wife Hillary.

While speaking in California in 2002, the former president demanded to be flown by private jet from San Francisco to his speaking venue just 70 miles away at the University of California Davis Mondavi Center, according to documents obtained by the Los Angeles Times.

Bubba also charged a $1,400 hotel phone bill and $700 dinner for two to event organizers.

His handler at the Harry Walker Agency described them as “reasonable expenses.”

Clinton in 2002 declined the going rate of $60,000 a speech for former world leaders, including Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher, and insisted he was worth double.

He eventually agreed to $100,000 per speech for six events in November 2002 with the Foothill Deanza Community College District, the Times reported.

Bubba also insisted all questions be screened by his staff to avoid any mention of his scandals or philandering.

“We wish we never had to give in to that,” Richard Henning, who hosted Clinton, told the paper.

“He is the only person I can think of that required it. It has never happened before or since.”

Clinton’s diva demands set the stage for wife Hillary Clinton, whose going rate topped $200,000.

She’s declined to release the transcripts of her high-priced affairs, including $675,000 for three speeches to Goldman Sachs.
The Clintons defended their lucrative speaking circuit as a way to earn income outside of public office.

“I gotta pay our bills,” Bill Clinton told NBC last year.
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