Hillary Clinton Tells Colbert 'I Never Had To Steal A Treaty' Off Obama's Desk

[SummerSnow]

By Andy McDonald/Huffington Post/09/22/2018 04:13 pm ET

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has worn many hats over the course of her storied career, but one job she never had was babysitting a president.

Clinton appeared on “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” on Friday and weighed in on many issues facing the country, from the sexual assault allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh to a president potentially being subpoenaed or even indicted.

She also discussed why she thinks our democracy is in crisis, explaining the dramatic shift in philosophy and attitude from President Barack Obama’s tenure to that of President Donald Trump.

“So you never had to steal a treaty off [Obama’s] desk,” Colbert joked. He was referring to journalist Bob Woodward’s new book, Fear: Trump in the White House, in which Woodward says staffers repeatedly removed documents from Trump’s desk, fearing the consequences of his impulsive decisions.

“I never had to steal a treaty off his desk, no,” Clinton replied.

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/hilary-clinton-never-had-to-steal-a-treaty-off-obamas-desk-trump-colbert_us_5ba68375e4b0375f8f9d8495

[Cha]

1. Mahalo for this report of Hillary on

Colbert, SummerSnow!

[ProudLib72]

2. She never had to get her crowd wound up at rallies by chanting "Lock him up"

Although she would have been absolutely right to have done so.

[BigmanPigman]

3. I watched the posts on DU from the Colbert show

and I saw her on Rachel Maddow this week. Every time I listen to either Hillary or Obama I feels like a sense of relief has come over me...as though everything will be OK since there are sane, thoughtful politicians who care about the country. Then I get really depressed since they aren't the ones making decisions that effect us all.

[keithbvadu2]

4. If Donald's staff can take papers so they cannot be signed, they can also insert papers to be signed

If Donald's staff can take papers so they cannot be signed, they can also insert papers to be signed.

[Rhiannon12866]

5. Here's the video of the interview for those who missed it:

Stephen Colbert: Guest Hillary Clinton Never Had To Steal Things From Obama's Desk
https://www.democraticunderground.com/1017511741

[Hekate]

6. Colbert's audience gave her a standing ovation, with cheers. Golly, what an unpopular woman!

Hillary is so straight-up, so -- so everything we wanted and needed.

[Scurrilous]

7. K&R