Hillary Clinton reads from 'Fire and Fury' at Grammys

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton may already have a Grammy to her name, but on Sunday night she jokingly auditioned for the role of narrator to "Fire and Fury," Michael Wolff's insider account of drama in President Donald Trump's White House.

"He had a longtime fear of being poisoned, one reason why he liked to eat at McDonald's — nobody knew he was coming and the food was safely premade," the former Democratic presidential candidate read from the book, before Grammy host James Corden told her she had the award "in the bag."


Along with Clinton, Corden's bit of searching for the best narrator of Wolff's book included Snoop Dogg, Cardi B, DJ Khaled and other stars.

"If Trump was not having his 6:30 dinner with Steve Bannon, then more to his liking he was in bed by that time with cheeseburger," "Bodak Yellow" singer Cardi B read. "Whaa, why am I reading this sh--. I can't believe this. I believe ... really this is he how lives his life?"

“He reprimanded the housekeeping staff for picking up his shirt from the floor: “If my shirt is on the floor, it's because I want it on the floor,” read DJ Khaled, before using his signature phrase “another one” and saying “this is the best spoken word album in the game” before adding a hip-hop air horn.

When Corden told the “All I Do is Win,” singer that the gig was not for him, DJ Khaled jokingly grew frustrated and protested by saying, “Everything I do works.”

Wolff has been criticized for the factual accuracy of his accounts, but his book led to the public separation of Trump and former chief White House adviser Steve Bannon, multiple tweets from the president and countless stories about anecdotes such as Trump's love of McDonald's, all while selling so many copies that his publisher had to print more.

Not everyone enjoyed the mixing of music and politics, including U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley, who wrote on Twitter that the show should not "ruin great music with trash."

"I have always loved the Grammys but to have artists read the Fire and Fury book killed it," Haley wrote. "Don’t ruin great music with trash. Some of us love music without the politics thrown in it."

Earlier in the telecast, Camila Cabello, known for "Havana," made an impassioned plea for Dreamers, a subset of undocumented immigrants who were covered by an Obama-era order that President Donald Trump ended last year. Although ongoing court action complicates the situation, lawmakers are in the process of trying to craft a deal that would offer some form of permanent protection for Dreamers.

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"Today, in this room full of music's dreamers, we remember that this country was built by dreamers, for dreamers, chasing the American dream," Cabello said, before introducing U2, which played live at a New York stage in view of the Statue of Liberty. "I'm here on this stage tonight because, just like the Dreamers, my parents brought me to this country with nothing in their pockets but hope."

On the conservative side of the political spectrum, singer Joy Villa walked the red carpet in a pro-life-themed dress — featuring a rainbow-colored uterus — with a purse emblazoned with the words "choose life." Last year, Villa turned heads when she wore a pro-Trump themed outfit.