"Republicans, who want to extend all the Bush tax cuts, gleefully e-mailed and tweeted Clinton's comments.
In the CNBC interview,
Clinton said that while extending tax cuts, Congress should pass the so-called Buffett Rule, which would basically require millionaires to pay a surtax.
Clinton's latest comments come less than a week after the former president rankled some Obama supporters by praising the "sterling" business record of Republican candidate Mitt Romney.
Clinton later said his comments were twisted, and he was in no way endorsing Romney. Appearing with Obama at fundraisers on Monday, Clinton said Romney's economic policies would be "calamitous" for the nation and world."