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Cooper’s Eye on the Left: Fleecing the Danes

Former U.S. President Barack Obama speaks during a town hall appearance for the Obama Foundation at the African Leadership Academy in Johannesburg, South Africa, in July. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe, Pool)
Former U.S. President Barack Obama speaks during a town hall appearance for the Obama Foundation at the African Leadership Academy in Johannesburg, South Africa, in July. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe, Pool) Former U.S. President Barack Obama speaks during a town hall appearance for the Obama Foundation at the African Leadership Academy in Johannesburg, South Africa, in July. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe, Pool)

Show me the money

Former President Barack Obama will speak at a Denmark university on Sept. 28, but he doesn’t want you to know how much he’s being paid.

Representatives for the 44th president threatened to cancel his speech last week if the details of his contract are revealed to the public.

Obama perhaps was thinking of the outcry about how much people paid Hillary Clinton for her speeches before her 2016 run for president. Since he served two terms, though, it’s not like he’ll be asking voters to elect him again.

A Denmark media outlet estimated the amount could be up to 2 million kroner or $312,000.