message, you have a problem not with pope francis really but with jesus christ. for more go to cnn.com/fareed and read my washington post column this week. let s get started. earlier this week i had the opportunity to interview president bill clinton at the offices of the foundation he started after leaving the presidency in 2001. the clinton foundation s big vent of the year, the clinton global initiative kicks off this weekend in new york. we ll get to its work in a moment but before we do i wanted to talk about something we have to get president clinton s views on, politics, of course. president clinton, thank you so much for joining us. glad to do it. there will be a new president in 2017, january.
earlier this week, i had the opportunity to interview president bill clinton at the offices of the foundation he started after leaving the presidency in 2001. the clinton foundation s big event of the year, the clinton global initiative kicks off this weekend in new york. we ll get to its work in a moment. but before we do, i wanted to talk about something we have to get president clinton s views on. politics, of course. president clinton, thank you so much for joining us. glad to do it. there will be a new president in 2017, january. you re some would say the most skilled student of american politics. why do you think hillary clinton is having a tougher time than many imagined? the lead in the national polls has narrowed. iowa and new hampshire seem tough. well, i think you know why. i think you know why.