The pair also took the time to get in a couple of jabs at Clinton’s Republican opponent, Donald Trump. “You need to get out more”, Clinton fired back. The roast of Clinton’s rival begins even before her interview, with her nameplate reading, “Hillary Clinton had pneumonia”, poking fun of Trump-fueled conspiracy theories about her health.
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Throughout much of the election, Clinton has led Trump among voters under 30, which comprise about one-third of the electorate.
“I could send you some pamphlets that might help you understand”, Clinton quipped. “And how does President Obama like his coffee.weak?”
After suggesting that Clinton’s pantsuits make her look like a “librarian from outer space”, Galifianakis asks what she thinks Trump will wear to the debate next week. An expressionless Clinton nods her head in reply.
He quickly followed up with: “What happens if you become pregnant?”
Clinton eventually told Galifianakis that she regretted doing this. Galifianakis took her statement literally, envisioning her as the leader of a second civil war.
In an interview with Vulture’s Jesse David Fox, Between Two Ferns creator Scott Aukerman says that Clinton didn’t know what the questions would be beforehand and her responses were improvised.
The faux interview ended with one final, uncomfortable question, which referenced the email scandal that has long dogged Hillary Clinton’s campaign.
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The clip begins with Galifianakis attempting to scare the former Secretary of State in a Halloween mask before the Secret Service wrestle him to the ground. Or in the case of Obama, the White House reached out, and you never quite know if the person knows that their people are reaching out about it.
