Chelsea Clinton
opted to travel to a “clean energy” roundtable in this week in a private jet to
campaign on behalf of her mother Hillary Clinton.
Clinton first
attended two events in Greenville, North Carolina, stopping by a campaign
office and then going to an event at East Carolina University to
discuss college affordability.
After her two
events in Greenville, Clinton was scheduled to attend a “clean energy
roundtable” in Asheville, which is about a 5-hour drive away. But instead of
driving or flying on a commercial plane, Clinton opted to a take a private
jet. The NTK Network posted a tracking video that shows
Clinton boarding the private jet on Wednesday.
The Clinton
campaign pledged last year they would be carbon
neutral on the trail and that they would be “offsetting the carbon footprint of
the campaign and that includes travel.” The Clinton team has yet to fulfill
this promise, however, as the campaign is using private jets to travel
to events.
Hillary
Clinton has a long history of using private jets rather than flying
commercial. While Clinton was secretary of state, she once referred to commercial flights as
“burdensome.”
The Clintons
are not the only liberals who have left carbon footprints while lecturing
others about how to travel without leaving their own. Former Maryland
Democratic Gov. Martin O’Malley and liberal billionaire environmentalist Tom
Steyer were seen leaving a green energy conference
in 2014 in a Chevrolet Suburban, one of the least environmentally friendly
vehicles on the market. Steyer has donated millions to various
environmental groups and Democratic campaigns.
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