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Video: Zack Galifianakis Grills Hillary Clinton 'Between Two Ferns'
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Scott Heins
Published Sep 22, 2016
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Hillary Clinton, the Democratic nominee for President and America's last, best hope of stopping the Trumpapocalypse, sat down with Zack Galifianakis for a new episode of his parody online talk show Between Two Ferns. Clinton addresses a multitude of topics during the interview, including the Trans Pacific Partnership, gun control, pant suits, Scott Baio, and the historic nature of her candidacy. “Not to take away from the historic significance of you perhaps becoming the first female president," Galifianakis says, "but for a younger, younger generation you will also become their first white president. And that’s pretty neat, too.”
Just like his past Between Two Ferns session with President Obama, Galifianakis sticks to the bit of saying wildly rude stuff to his guests, only to get dissed and dismissed. (Galifianakis to Bruce Willis: "Did you know that some actors turn down roles?") In a way, this should serve as perfect debate prep for Clinton, who's set to square off against "white power tie" Donald next Monday night. Trump actually makes an appearance in the episode...sort of. Election 2016 is the worst, but B2F is the best. Watch the full segment below.
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Scott Heins
Scott Heins is a freelance photo and video journalist based in New York City, and a frequent contributor to Gothamist + WNYC. His work often centers around labor rights, housing, and policing. In 2018-2019 he traveled to four states while covering a wave of public school teachers strikes, with work featured in The New York Times, The Intercept, Getty Images, Splinter, and Bloomberg Photos. Scott is a dues-paying member of the National Writers Union's Freelance Solidarity Project.
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