Stephen Colbert asks Cartoon Hillary Clinton why she's disappeared from the news


As Donald Trump racks up controversy after controversy, "Hillary Clinton has completely disappeared from the news," Stephen Colbert said on Wednesday's Late Show. "Now, a lot of people are saying she's living by the old adage, 'Never interfere with an enemy while he's in the process of destroying himself.'" To find out if that's true, Colbert brought out Cartoon Hillary Clinton. Her comment was brief, and ended with a smoke bomb. Watch below. Peter Weber
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Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.
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