Should Hillary Clinton become the Democratic presidential nominee and win the November election, it remains to be seen whether Bill Clinton will stay in the background or advise his wife on policy. But over the weekend, she hinted that her husband, the 42nd president of the United States, would be pulled out of retirement to be put “in charge of revitalizing the economy.”
During a campaign rally in Fort Mitchell, Kentucky, Clinton touted her husband’s economic successes and revealed details about his planned role if she takes over the White House in January.
“The economy does better when we have a Democrat in the White House,” she told hundreds of supporters at the event. “My husband, who I’m going to put in charge of revitalizing the economy, because, you know, he knows how to do it, and especially in places like coal country and inner cities and other parts of our country that have really been left out.”
This isn’t the first time Clinton has hinted that she would seek her husband’s help in her hypothetical administration. Her comments expanded on remarks from a Democratic debate in December, when she said she would “turn to [her husband], as prior presidents have,” for special missions and advice, especially on how to reinvigorate the economy, which boomed during his eight-year administration.
During her speech, Clinton emphasized her commitment to supporting coal miners, changing tack after facing widespread criticism for a comment during a town hall in March, when she said: “We’re going to put a lot of coal miners and coal companies out of business.”
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