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Hillary Clinton did not hold back from criticizing President Donald Trump as she took the stage of London's Southbank Centre in the final leg of her U.K. book tour Sunday evening, where she received a standing ovation from a decidedly partisan crowd. Speaking as part of the London Literature Festival as she promoted her recently-published memoir, What Happened, Clinton described the U.S. president as someone with "a psychological need to dominate and demean people" whom she fears could launch a nuclear strike "in a moment of pique." "It was really terrible," she said. He sounded stunned but ecstatic... I never thought I'd be making the call and he never thought he'd be receiving it. It was one of those surreal moments that you get through." When Naughtie asked Clinton what she thought Trump thought of her, she responded: " I think he only thinks about himself. Anyone who challenges or contradicts him or raises questions about him becomes his adversary." Clinton continued on the subject, claiming that she "would have been more than happy" to have given the FBI permission to look at her emails. Then, in a comment which received a gasp from the audience, the former Democratic presidential candidate added: "And when he was later asked by members of Congress, Comey said he didn't think he could talk about the Russian investigation because it was too close to the election."