Bill Clinton gives perfect response to Seth Meyers’ question about 2016
Former president avoids Hillary speculation by sticking to election timeline
Seth Meyers thought he was being clever on Wednesday night by asking Bill Clinton if he might be living in a different house in 2016 — like, say, a white one.
“I want to get away from politics for a minute and talk about real estate,” Meyers told Clinton on his NBC late-night show. “Do you think you will be living in a different house in 2016?”
“I hope not,” the former president replied. “Because 2016 is the election year, and I don’t have anyplace to move.”
While Hillary Clinton has not announced a decision about her possible 2016 presidential bid, if she were to run — and win — she and Bill would not move into the White House until she’s inaugurated — in 2017.
Clinton was asked about their first granddaughter, Charlotte, who was born in September.
“Like every other grandfather, I think my granddaughter’s the greatest thing since sliced bread,” Clinton told Meyers.
The pair also discussed golf, with Clinton defending his fellow presidents’ partaking in a round while fulfilling their duty as leaders of the free world.
“They can always get you if they need you,” Clinton said. “You always have global communication. I had a lot of international phone calls on golf courses.”
“Were you ever in the middle of a bad game and you faked an international call?” Meyers asked.
“That never occurred to me,” Clinton replied. “Where were you when I needed you?”
The 42nd president also said it’s important for commanders in chief to take “mind” breaks.
“One of the reasons I think presidents like golf is that it takes too much time — you cannot think about anything else,” he said. “Every mind needs some release.”
Clinton also addressed the recent attacks in Paris carried out by gunmen with ties to Islamic extremism.
“Muslim leaders have to do more to combat the extremists,” Clinton said. “But I don’t think you can blame the religion. These people are politicians, guerrillas, stone-cold killers. They’re just throwing the religion out [there] to try to lure more and more converts in and legitimizing cold-blooded murder.”
