Hillary Clinton has caught a lot of criticism — and been the source of many spoofs — from the media for appearing cold and impersonal while employing manufactured charm to combat her robotic demeanor.
Maybe it’s all a guise for her sarcastic and dry sense of humor?
In an interview with Conan O’Brien Tuesday, CNN’s Jake Tapper recalls his encounter with Clinton when he was a White House Correspondent for ABC, explaining the proximity between the press room and the West Wing and possibility to “bump in to people.”
Tapper told O’Brien about his run in with the new Secretary of State and what he called “a sick Clinton Burn.”
“I bumped into her, and I said, ‘Sen. Clinton, how are you doing? Oh, I’m sorry, Sen. Clinton, you’re Secretary Clinton now,’ because I’m an idiot,” Tapper said.
“I said, just trying to ask her a question, ‘Which do you prefer, Secretary Clinton or Senator Clinton? And she said, ‘Well, I prefer either one to what we call you when you’re not around.’”
Ouch.
Tapper took it in stride and was a good sport.
Watch the clip below:
