Hillary Clinton read 'Fire and Fury' at the Grammys, this is not a drill

OK fine, this was an epic Grammys moment.
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Adam Rosenberg
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Was it a weird moment? Sure was. Does it matter? Nope. Hillary Clinton was there.

Clinton made a surprise appearance at the 2018 Grammys, capping off a star-studded comedy sketch featuring the likes of Cardi B, Snoop Dogg, DJ Khaled, Cher, and John Legend. The premise? Fire and Fury spoken word auditions.

It was perfect. The assembled stars read passages from the book in their various public personas, ostensibly auditioning for the job of reading the audiobook. Clinton came in at the end, hiding her face behind the book at first (though we all knew it was her, right?).

She obviously won the job.

Social media, predictably, exploded.

This one has nothing at all to do with Clinton or the Fire and Fury sketch, but who cares? It's just. So. GOOD.

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Adam Rosenberg

Adam Rosenberg is a Senior Games Reporter for Mashable, where he plays all the games. Every single one. From AAA blockbusters to indie darlings to mobile favorites and browser-based oddities, he consumes as much as he can, whenever he can.Adam brings more than a decade of experience working in the space to the Mashable Games team. He previously headed up all games coverage at Digital Trends, and prior to that was a long-time, full-time freelancer, writing for a diverse lineup of outlets that includes Rolling Stone, MTV, G4, Joystiq, IGN, Official Xbox Magazine, EGM, 1UP, UGO and others.Born and raised in the beautiful suburbs of New York, Adam has spent his life in and around the city. He's a New York University graduate with a double major in Journalism and Cinema Studios. He's also a certified audio engineer. Currently, Adam resides in Crown Heights with his dog and his partner's two cats. He's a lover of fine food, adorable animals, video games, all things geeky and shiny gadgets.

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