They admitted it was staged.
The local radio kept plugging his initiative when talking about it.
It was a fund and attention raiser.
All interviews are staged. Even I knew it was a dog and pony show (and I don't even watch TV) because of the previous rotation the Clinton Global Initiative was getting (hear it on Bloomberg radio) and how critical that is for Hillary's campaign finances.
What I don't believe was staged was the public losing of composure by a man that once had his finger on "the button."