Bill Clinton came to the defense of Hillary Clinton amidst criticism of her out of touch comments about being “dead broke” after leaving the White House and currently are unlike the “truly well off” because of their tax payments.

Former President Clinton argued that they were not out of touch since they “talk to people in their town” in ritzy Chappaqua New York, the 40th wealthiest town in America with a median income of over $160k. He also volunteered that they “go to the grocery store” and that he had the “lowest net worth” of any 20th Century President when he took office.

The 1% bubble they are living in might be even thicker than we first imagined.

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BILL CLINTON: “I think I had the lowest net worth of any American president in the 20th century when I took office. But I still could have been tone deaf. And, you know, now I don’t. And we’ve got a great life and I’m grateful for it. But I still, we go to our local grocery store on the weekend. We talk to people in our town. We know what’s going on. 

In a devastating Washington Post article that covered how Democrats are wary that the Clintons “imperial image” could damage Hillary’s 2016 campaign, there were several damning quotes from Democrats worried she projects more “Downton Abbey” than everyday America.

But the quote that most caught our eye was one that came ostensibly in Hillary’s defense.

John Morgan, a Democratic donor, hosted Bill Clinton at his Florida home last year for a fundraiser. Morgan recalled that when his son complimented Clinton on his black dress shoes, the former president showed him the label: Allen Edmonds. (They cost about $250 at Macy’s.) Of Hillary Clinton, Morgan said: “I don’t see jewels. She may get some nice pantsuits, but they’re not flashy people.”

Well then I guess we can consider this argument closed. The Clintons are slumming it in everyman $250 dress shoes! Forget we said anything about being out of touch with people who are actually struggling to pay their mortgage.

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Business Insider’s Hunter Walker flags a jaw-dropping claim by Hillary Clinton, that despite more than $150 million in earnings since leaving the White House, and being declaredthe richest former first family still living, that in fact the Clintons aren’t “truly well off,” because they “pay ordinary income tax.” It was just this past week that Bloombergreported the Clintons are employing residence trusts, a tax strategy employed by wealthy individuals, to avoid the estate tax.