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"we are proud that president bush attended the 2012 helping a hero gala. his presence helped us raise an unprecedented amount of funds to build specially adapted homes for wounded heroes." thank you for your service and thank you for joining me. >> thank you, brooke for having me on. >> i want to get your reaction to the president's speaking fee in a moment but on a personality note with you, being on the former board member of helping a hero i understand you lost both of your hands in fallujah. can you tell me what happened? >> yes, i can, brooke. i was serving with first reconnaissance batta...

Headline a fund-raiseing gal lala. a marine who served on the board told cnn's brooke baldwin today the president's speaking fee was out of line. >> the fact he was down there helping u.s. raise money, that's terrific. but you have to put things as priority before money. >> reporter: the payment stirred con troetroversy for bush. the charity defended the fee saying president bush helped raise $2.5 million. in a statement the group's president said the event raised unprecedented funds that are putting our nation's heros into specially adapted hopes throughout the united states. the explanation ...

With wright who lost both hands in a 2004 rocket attack. >> that's a moot point. the point here is that a leader should not charge to speak on behalf of the men that he sent into combat at any level, let alone the commander in chief. >> reporter: the payment was at odd's with the president's public image. he has dedicated countless hours helping wounded veterans. cnn reached out to several veterans groups, all declined to speak on camera. some said the speaking fee raised eyebrows. gop presidential candidate donald trump blasted bush saying jeb's brother george insisted on a $100,000 fee and $...

The former florida governor earned $29 million since he left office in 2007. his income came through combination of speaking fee corporate board memberships, investments and work for a global bank that paid him $2 million a year. bush's campaign says he's worth between 19 and $22 million, 14 times worth what it was at the end of his term. he paid annual tax rate 36%, higher than top earners, since sources of income are taxed higher than other investments. we're at the end of the campaign mounsment season. 18 democrats and republicans are thousand running including the new newest candidate, n...

Million. >> in the last 16 months. >> and whether or not she can relate to everyday average americans and she had a fine answer. it's not necessarily how much we make. we remember where we came from. obviously there are other candidates democrats in history, who have been wealthier than they. >> and to that point there, wolf i think what you see here is a candidate getting a little better on the campaign trail. you gave the perfect example. last year when her book came out she was asked about the money and her speaking fee, she had that total faux pas and gaffe and being dead broke. she pivote...