Hillary Clinton Hillary Diane Rodham ClintonBloomberg rolls out M ad buy to boost Biden in Florida Hillicon Valley: Productivity, fatigue, cybersecurity emerge as top concerns amid pandemic | Facebook critics launch alternative oversight board | Google to temporarily bar election ads after polls close Trump pledges to make Juneteenth a federal holiday, designate KKK a terrorist group in pitch to Black voters MORE joked Monday that she never had to tell former President Obama not to withhold aid from allies in order to secure damaging information on political opponents, responding to reports that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo Michael (Mike) Richard PompeoWatchdog confirms State Dept. canceled award for journalist who criticized Trump Trump's push for win with Sudan amps up pressure on Congress Putin nominated for Nobel Peace Prize MORE was on the call between President Trump Donald John TrumpFederal prosecutor speaks out, says Barr 'has brought shame' on Justice Dept. Former Pence aide: White House staffers discussed Trump refusing to leave office Progressive group buys domain name of Trump's No. 1 Supreme Court pick MORE and the Ukrainian president at the center of the impeachment inquiry launched by House Democrats.

"How many times when you were secretary of State did you have to say to Barack Obama Barack Hussein ObamaDemocrats ramp up pressure on Lieberman to drop out of Georgia Senate race The Hill's Campaign Report: Biden on Trump: 'He'll leave' l GOP laywers brush off Trump's election remarks l Obama's endorsements Trump pledges to make Juneteenth a federal holiday, designate KKK a terrorist group in pitch to Black voters MORE, 'You can't extort foreign countries to get dirt on your political enemies'?" Stephen Colbert Stephen Tyrone ColbertColbert implores Pelosi to update 'weaponry' in SCOTUS fight: 'Trump has a literal heat ray' The Hill's Morning Report - Sponsored by Facebook - Washington on edge amid SCOTUS vacancy Juan Williams: Democrats need to bury their divisions MORE, host of "The Late Show," asked Clinton.

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"Yeah, that never happened," Clinton responded in an advance clip put out by the show on Twitter. "No."

Colbert followed up by asking Clinton what the role of the secretary of State should be in those situations.

"The secretary of State's job is to make sure that he knows, number one, what the president is going to say on those calls," said Clinton, painting a picture of a coordinated effort and shared talking points put together before the president ever calls a foreign leader.

"Because you’ve got a president who doesn’t listen to anybody and doesn’t follow instructions whatsoever, I’m not sure they [haven't] given up on trying to give him any sort of preparation," she added.

TONIGHT: Sec. @HillaryClinton and @ChelseaClinton react to the news that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was on the line during Trump's problematic call with the leader of Ukraine. #LSSC pic.twitter.com/pk9nhcEF02 — The Late Show (@colbertlateshow) October 1, 2019

The Wall Street Journal reported Monday that Pompeo was on the July 25 call in which Trump pressed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden Joe BidenFormer Pence aide: White House staffers discussed Trump refusing to leave office Progressive group buys domain name of Trump's No. 1 Supreme Court pick Bloomberg rolls out M ad buy to boost Biden in Florida MORE and his son Hunter Biden. The call came just days after Trump delayed the delivery of hundreds of millions of dollars in aid to Ukraine.

The Hill has reached out to the State Department and White House about Pompeo's participation.

Democrats officially launched an impeachment inquiry into Trump last week, saying his actions show he was trying it use the powers of the presidency for political gain.