Hillary Clinton trolls Trump in surprise Grammy appearance

ANI  |  New Delhi [India] 

sent the crowd into a roaring with a surprise appearance at the 60th annual Awards.

In a surprise comedy bit at the 60th annual Awards, the former read passages from Michael Wolff's best-seller 'Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House', the hit book about Trump's first year in the

Clinton's face was covered by the book when she first appeared on screen in the pre-taped sketch, but the crowd cheered when she lowered the book to reveal her face.

The former read the famous line about Trump's love for fast food, "One reason why he liked to eat at McDonald's: Nobody knew he was coming and the was safely premade".

After Corden informed her that her performance was perfect, she responded gleefully, "You think so? The Grammy's in the bag?"

The video showed host holding auditions for the book reading in hopes of nabbing next year's best-spoken word album with famous musicians trying out for the coveted role.

Along with Clinton, artists like Cher, Snoop Dogg, Cardi B, and DJ Khaled were among those who read excerpts.

read, "Trump won't read anything. He gets up halfway through meetings with world leaders because he is bored".

The sketch has already drawn the ire of at least one prominent figure.

In response to the sketch, tweeted, "I have always loved but to have artists read and book killed it.

Don't ruin great music with trash. Some of us love music without the politics thrown in it".

Wolff's book has sold more than 1.7 million copies, according to its publisher.

purchased the film and television rights in a deal that is said to be in the seven-figure range.

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First Published: Mon, January 29 2018. 14:05 IST