Obama laughs as he hints Colbert could perform better than Trump as president, says 'bar has changed'
Barack Obama took multiple veiled digs at President Trump during a Stephen Colbert interview, suggesting the late-night host could perform better than him.
TL;DR
- Barack Obama implied that Stephen Colbert might make a better president than Donald Trump, stating the "bar has changed."
- Obama criticized Trump's actions, including the politicization of the military and the Justice Department, and suggested presidents shouldn't have "side hustles."
- Obama downplayed concerns about a significant rift within the Democratic Party, emphasizing shared core beliefs among its different wings.
- Colbert also discussed the impending end of his late-night show and whether he would run for president, which Obama humorously suggested he could do well.
- Obama mentioned leaders like Abigail Spanberger and Mikie Sherrill as centrist Democrats, contrasting them with figures like AOC and Zohran Mamdani on the further left.