Like him or hate him, Clinton is a pro and knows a rank amateur when he sees one. He is being called in to repair a Humpty Dumpty situation and knows the little man in the big chair is the root of the problem. Being Clinton, he wants everyone to know that he knows that.
Yes, the press are like...finally, a grown up!
It's not just a stage where this occurred, but a world stage. BC blatantly and definitely stole Obama's thunder.