Bill Clinton Reveals What He Wants to Be Called If Hillary Wins the White House
Former President Bill Clinton is entertaining a new title he might be called if his wife wins the White House in two weeks.
During a campaign stop in Kinston, N.C., Tuesday afternoon, Clinton revealed what his preferred name would be.
“What I hope I’ll be is the first volunteer,” he told the Daily Mail. “I hope to be the best free labor she’s got.”
“I don’t care what they call me as long as she wins,” he added as he greeted supporters on a Kinston sidewalk.
The former president was on a two-day bus tour through eastern North Carolina.
During the campaign, Clinton and his wife, Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton, have toyed around with a couple of ideas for what his title would be. Since Clinton has an Irish heritage, “first laddie” was jokingly mentioned, as was “first dude.”
When Sarah Palin was governor of Alaska, her husband, Todd, preferred to be called the state’s “first dude.”
Hillary Clinton has stated she prefers the term “first gentleman.”
If the former president ends up being the “first volunteer,” his wife already has made it known he won’t be picking out the White House china pattern.
Clinton’s plans aren’t all that clear if his wife manages to win the White House. Over the past couple of months he has stated he will distance himself from the family’s charitable organization, the Clinton Foundation.
“While it would be presumptive to assume a victory in November, now that Hillary is her party’s nominee, it would be irresponsible not to plan for it,” he wrote in August.
Republican nominee Donald Trump has often referred to the Clinton Foundation as “criminal enterprise,” slamming the charity for accepting money from countries with severe human rights abuses.
“You talk about women and women’s rights?” Trump asked rhetorically during the third and final presidential debate, referring to contributions accepted by Clinton from Saudi Arabia and Qatar. “These are people that push gays off of buildings.” (For more from the author of “Bill Clinton Reveals What He Wants to Be Called If Hillary Wins the White House” please click HERE)
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