President Obama On What Happens Next: "Joe's Presidency Will Help Lower The Temperature"

[@BaldursPicketFence]

"I'm not going to challenge her version of events" 😂. A wise man indeed. Real smooth....

[@eduardoandres5989]

that was a nice sidestep to stephen's little landmine haha..smooth indeed

[@tto3461]

“We’ll be right back with Michelle Obama’s husband” - True 😂

[@peterpain6625]

So he doesn't want to sleep on the couch for a couple of weeks. Smart choice ;)

[@jasonlin2444]

Mitch is genuinely evil. There are a lot of incompetent politicians, but he is genuinely evil.

[@jamaalcurry8990]

Stephen is cool but his Obama interaction is usually laced with subliminals, and some unpresidential prodding..... but its respectable-ish

[@AlanBezanson]

"People are exhausted by just this world wresting federation constant cage match..." Yes, yes we are...

[@hedegaard8]

Oh really? And the media has no responsibility i that? Wow the naivety

[@Zett76]

@@hedegaard8 they mostly just SHOWED what trump "performed". Frame by frame, word by word. Genius. You're a trump?

[@qpSubZeroqp]

A lot of people LOVE drama

[@solapowsj25]

Need to focus. ✅

[@garryleerob]

Wonder who voted you in to speak for 'the people'? Wonder how many? Does it exhaust you? Wow, words of a real drama queen... people in the streets crawling along gasping for breath and straining to put one foot in front of another...all because of this NEWS and situation of electing the next President... what drivel! Tired of it, bored of it... possible BUT EXHAUSTED? ''Yes, yes we are!!''? OMG !!!! You poor souls!!! Ha ha ha ha !!! I can imagine you leaning against a wall with one hand, head down in despair, wafting air towards your fevered brow with the other, gasping for a glass of water because this 'election' has thoroughly 'drained you'! I can only imagine your pain... and those you speak for! Speaking of words... what sense does, '' just this world wresting federation constant cage match..'' mean? Were you pouting when you wrote them? Throwing a little tantrum at the cheek of something getting on your nerves, were you tutting and stamping your feet at the time? Poor entitled you. Things weren't perfect and YOU NEEDED things to run nicely? Awww. Wonder who made it a cage fight? The media or some idiot trying to change methods of deciding leadership ... BECAUSE he decided he wanted to stay in office regardless of the result? How many of his arguments, accusations, assertions were borne of fact? Seemingly none! Or so every Judge these actions have been in front of. And still, the fat orange baby with a 'comb-over' is still whining and threatening.

[@felipegamino]

God I miss this man being the president.

[@cm-xq5zj]

I do too!! He is a beautiful person!

[@ollieallard808]

He is regretted WORLDWIDE. His intelligence, his decency, NEVER was there ANY scandal in which he was involved, he is loved and respected in the whole world.

[@jacquelinehays2423]

Omg yes! Me too!

[@justdead99]

What you miss him killing little kids ? you miss him starting wars and killing innocent people ? you miss him bailing out the banks why people lost there homes and jobs causing some to commit suicide ? What was so great about this guy ?

[@dank.7295]

Because he is less evil corrupt and have better lies?

[@LegacyFTW]

Michelle Obama’s husband is pretty cool. He should go into politics or something.

[@ririrarin1821]

Looolll well played 😂

[@lauragn4300]

@LegacyFTW ironic isn't it? With all his seething hatred in actual lava form he has given Obama's influence that oh so rare 3rd term lol *and paid 3 million dollars to find 87 additional votes for Biden. Karma baby...

[@LegacyFTW]

@@lauragn4300 karma-la

[@LegacyFTW]

@Mike '2blac' Perry if you believe that, you are only informing everyone else of your blindness and prejudice.

[@joedellaselva1251]

He tried and USA elected Donald J Trump in response.

[@heyheytaytay]

I LOVE that they both refuse to say his name. You know who I'm talking about.

[@MidnightSonnet]

He who shan't be named

[@HI-RISER]

I'm finding that more and more. Maybe now, I'll get my talk shows back.

[@saphi20]

trump?

[@LadySinaria]

Hard to fathom how America went from a literate, intelligent, gracious and charming man to...Trump.

[@jannepeltonen2036]

Obama and Trump are two sides of the same coin. America - diverse, literate, intelligent, gracious, charming, compassionate, enthusiastic, put a man into the Moon. Also America - white supremacist, anti-science, mass belief in the craziest conspiracy theories, bullying, endless wars, installing dictators around the world and then bombing their subjects "back to stone age".

[@riotousrex42]

@@jannepeltonen2036 you are too right!

[@Boaz833]

@@jannepeltonen2036 Absolutely agree. Obama appeals to the more evolved side of humanity that believes in progress and adaptation to the environment and intellectual exchange, however trump appeals to the emotionally stunted, unevolved, backwards part of humanity that still believes in penile displays and throwing feces at perceived intruders or outsiders.

[@azkymohamed123]

@@jannepeltonen2036 Agree with this

[@mikoto7693]

@@jannepeltonen2036 As a Brit, I didn't quite understand that. Most of my American friends are 'Obama' type. But I do have friends in a rural family that vote Republican. I'm accepted, I suspect, because I share a lot of key features with them. They're some of the nicest people I know, but only to those who fit into their demographics. As such while I'm pro-choice and believe that immigrants should be given a fair and impartial hearing but once a refusal has been made the immigrant should be removed without delay. Also should pay and/or work for their food, acommadation etc instead of welching off our taxpayers, she believes immigrants should be walled out entirely. Only immigrants of 'use' to the US like doctors or whatever should be considered. We maintain our friendship by mutually agreeing not to talk about abortion or immigration. And T***p because she believes in him and I know he's a conman. I never really understood how she could feel that way.

[@rumpsteaklilith4040]

Damn this guy is good. He should run for president

[@vojtechsvaricek1863]

Ikr

[@arcturionblade1077]

@Love Forever Where's the love, Love Forever? You're certainly not living up to your name.

[@osmomosis9216]

@Love Foreveryou are literally proving irony here

[@mrcomptablecharlo1224]

He was a 2 terms president I think you're joking

[@rumpsteaklilith4040]

@@mrcomptablecharlo1224 i was indeed joking. Good job!

[@ruirodtube]

“We’ll be right back with Michelle Obama’s husband” - True 😂

[@cm-xq5zj]

I love that!

[@suzanne2]

And while we are at it: Shout out to Dr. Biden's husband!

[@deadfreightwest5956]

"We'll be right back with Melania t****'s sugar daddy!" doesn't have quite the same effect.

[@waryaawariiri1812]

Just imagine if someone had said this to Dotard, that Melania's husband to his face. The joke would have passed a mile and he would have retorted thinking it was a dig against his fragile ego.

[@cm-xq5zj]

@@deadfreightwest5956 LMFAO! Definitely not the same!

[@valeriisobolenko3388]

I say this: whatever people say about Obama, he is a decent human being. And actually it is very difficult to find decent people these times...

[@jamesmiller1343]

He murdered an american teenager...

[@jamesmiller1343]

He literally murdered an american kid....im not going to get into his bailout of the rich.

[@conormcgreggry1095]

@@jamesmiller1343 Yes, thank you. It’s evident that people like Valerii thinks it’s decent when presidents drop 26000 bombs in the middle easts and deports more people than the current POTUS. I don’t know where you stand on these things, but that on it’s own is unacceptable.

[@conormcgreggry1095]

I hear that from the talks shows like secular talk. It’s out here criticizing actions like those in a logical way.

[@Buttercup697]

@@jamesmiller1343 who?

[@savannahm.laurentian1286]

Yeah, the press needs to clean up their act, especially their obsession with Dumpy Trumpy. I swore I'd never be one to put his name anywhere and I think I succeeded.

[@cm-xq5zj]

I refer to him as the idiot in that white house.

[@nannygranny4]

@@cm-xq5zj just 45... Simply cannot call him .. that word that position that honors and protects American citizens

[@cm-xq5zj]

@@nannygranny4 he is not that person. That is why i refer to him as the idiot in that white house. I can not think of any other suitable name.

[@glenncordova4027]

"Don the Con" is now "Diaper Don".

[@laynestaleyiscool]

The irrational and intense hatred I see for this man at times just does not compute. Even if you have polar opposite political beliefs, I can't fathom how anyone can find him unlikable.

[@elizaclem]

Racists who believe that black people are inferior to them can't handle the fact the one of the best US Presidents in history is a black man. Their fragile egos can't take it. So, they lash out with more racism and hate.

[@GoGreen1977]

There are a lot of people who don't like and feel intimidated by really smart, and particularly wise leaders. If those leaders are progressive, open-minded, able to learn and grow, and don't insist there are simple answers to complex issues, that's even scarier. And yeah, if they are black, that's even worse!

[@staciangelly]

People who hate him never listen to him speak. They listen to right wing hosts tear him down. They have no clue what Obama has actually said or done.

[@johnwestcott5612]

Racists

[@wendydabee]

Racism. Plain and simple.

[@philhmp4231]

When the president doesn't dominate the headlines everyday is a sign that America was in good safe hands during the Obama years.

[@justsayin5609]

You did intend to say safe, right?

[@philhmp4231]

@@justsayin5609 yep. And I'd go further. Obama was the best, most rational adult president America has had in decades.

[@debraderoos5225]

Most of us went about our daily business and wasn't glued to Obama's every move. Why? Because we had some trust. Trump? zero trust.

[@tg5951]

Yes!

[@derriklee287]

That's only because the dumbocrats media makes everything a headline when a republican is in office. Not rocket science there

[@havingaparty21]

"Get out of your mathematical echochamber" Ha. Using that in everyday arguments from henceforth.

[@narrengold]

I can't wait for the day when Biden and Obama meet and say to each other: "Mister President" (pause).."Mister President". I think those buddies will be the happiest presidents in that moment on earth, you can even see it from the moon.

[@anagarza4824]

I'm so happy to see president Obama and president Biden friendship , very nice , why can't President Trump be as happy , win or loose President Trump ???????

[@nickpetitt2642]

You really swallowed whole that kool aid.

[@ishabiswas8224]

@@nickpetitt2642 And you tried to chew the liquid, subsequently spraying it all over yourself.

[@Opus313]

The Barack Obama Presidential Centre will be fantastic... and one more legacy that will make Donnie feel so inferior!

[@vforwombat9915]

plus if the earth is doomed it can take off and carry humanity to a distant world.

[@joedufour8188]

The Trump Presidential Library will be sooo much better. It will be the absolute best building in the entire world and universe. It will be a massive building with all the fast food franchises in it. It will truly be of the gods.

[@PrograError]

@@joedufour8188 McD and Taco bowls*

[@JD-sb4ss]

Um, can we get a GoFundMe started for the Stephen Colbert Memorial Bumper Cars Arena?

[@elizaclem]

@Orion Valentine Well, usually when you vote for a candidate, you don't want the other one to win. Do you know anything about Joe Biden, his compassion for people, and his accomplishments, such as the ACA and Violence Against Women Act? Other countries are not "significantly smarter" than America. Some people from other countries may be better educated than Trumpers, but I'm certain that your country has uneducated people as well. But I suspect that you are a Trumper troll.

[@stevelibby6852]

"I experienced divided gov't" he deftly states as he scratches his face with middle finger.

[@wordzmyth]

0:30 useful meme

[@Nightwatchman53]

I'm glad I'm not the only one who noticed that..😆

[@jackies56tbird]

HE divided America, by race and class. He definitely did 'Transform America' SADLY

[@rishabhgulati9804]

@@jackies56tbird lol no

[@christopherpham2784]

"She's done it. I'm not going to challenge her version of events." Good save haha

[@HaliousX]

@2:50 totally agree, looking forward to this feeling again

[@knullgorr3822]

Everyone is talking about how they want Obama back and I'm just wanting Colbert's sweet ass suit.

[@breeghunter]

It's really an amazing suit. I'd like to know who made it, 'cause it's The Perfect Suit, and I want one just like it so bad.

[@mythology2467]

Should have ended that sentence one word earlier.

[@matthewwaldman8129]

McConnell it's the worst that happen to US Democracy, far worst than Trump objectively.

[@manuelapaiva2864]

Nobody likes Obama.

[@wheres_wolfie]

I literally read this “and I just want colberts sweet ass” 😂

[@terribelbliss9646]

Sinclair Broadcasting, the death of local television.

[@PaperMario64]

Folks don’t talk about this enough

[@moondoggie92]

@@PaperMario64 for real. I was pleasantly surprised to see that issue mentioned in this interview, if only for a few mins. Not enough ppl realize how even local news is being run with a bias now via Sinclair.

[@_MrMoney]

Let's hope "lowering down temperature" has both a political and literal meaning.

[@undeadman7676]

Hahaha, we’re getting neither

[@diskat]

He just dont stop lying does he. Ugh absolute worst.

[@Justmeandmy20cents]

Never challenge her version of events! That just ends badly.

[@skywatcherextraordinaire7014]

hahaha yeah but is it just me or do women in general have a special way of spinning things. idk you gotta love them tho they are wonderful and precious.. I Love You Ladies of the universe out there!!!!

[@Huntress_Hannah]

I never realized how great Obama’s teeth look

[@whitemailprivilege2830]

Lol

[@Travoid]

That's cause those aren't his real teeth. Where's his long - form teeth certificate?

[@whitemailprivilege2830]

@@Travoid theyre candy corns

[@Schmusan]

When he smiles it’s like sunshine ☀️

[@godscissorer]

You forgot not never realized. Trump always looks angry even when he tries to smile.

[@hopeful2621]

I miss President Obama watching this. He was so amazing, truly a man who cared for all Americans. As a Canadian we have been so concerned for you all.....hoping Biden and Harris bring calmer more sensible days ahead! 🇺🇸🇨🇦🥳👍🏻🙏🏻🤞🏻

[@firstlast-wm3li]

Obama, laughing, replied: “I’ve said this before, people would ask me, ‘Knowing what you know now, do you wish you had a third term?’” “And I used to say, ‘You know what, if I could make an arrangement where I had a stand-in, a front man or a front woman and they had an earpiece in and I was just in my basement with my sweats looking through the stuff, and I could sort of deliver the lines, but somebody else was doing all the talking and ceremony, I would be fine with that,." Creepy and sinister.

[@jasonlopez2697]

It's what is happening now with Biden.

[@audacyspectrum3612]

Obama was by far the best relation Canada had with your Presidents. We miss him! Psssst! Hey Obama, wanna run for office here?!? LoL

[@PhoenixDawn93]

Sorry Canada, the UK calls dibs!

[@MrDmadness]

Since we canadians and you uk folks are rational and reasonable we can share him 😉

[@audacyspectrum3612]

@@josephalberta1145 Let's just hope he doesn't try to pull "Orangeface" lol !

[@brandywightman2499]

Obama has a light in his eyes here that I haven’t seen before

[@vforwombat9915]

it's the burning fires of HELL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! or maybe the lack of stress. but i'm sure it's one or the other.

[@vforwombat9915]

@Helen Pauls of course he doesn't exist if he WILL exist. unless time travel is invented.

[@DigestiveCeremony]

So does Stephen. Hell, I'm sleeping better as well in these last few weeks.

[@garybala000]

Retirements and $65 million book advances will do that to a man.

[@cecilejoubert7933]

Yes, because through old sleepy Joe Obama can get a foot in the door to Capital Hill. OMG!

[@c3dk]

Michael J Fox can we borrow your car now, and go to 01-20-2021 right now?

[@c3dk]

@Julie Zaugg Yes, and is Biff really Trump ? What happend when Biff took over the city, and what happend when Trump to over USA. The movie is spot on !!

[@alexanderdegreat5770]

There's that smile

[@prasoonmishra3462]

Best joke by Obama about trump in this interview. "I understand he is a good golfer"

[@monicalillich8503]

Dump has golfed over 300 times in his non-presidency and using marine 1 etc. Such a taxpayer rip off with Dump and his family. Dump charged our secret service men/women $600 night to stay at Mara Largo every time he went there...think about that for a minute! That is just 1 example. When we learn of all the missing money and other crimes Dump and Co. committed against us Americans we will be in shock the rest of our lives.

[@salixalba6536]

I loved the line after that where he says "Shockingly enough there is sometimes problems with the scoring"

[@steveaustin2686]

I hear that Trump has a great foot wedge shot. :)

[@MrGraemeb2022]

Surprise surprise, Donald Chump cheats at golf. Who'd a thought?

[@steveaustin2686]

@@MrGraemeb2022 I know right. :) Rick Reilly wrote a book called Command in Cheat: How golf explains Trump. It details the many stories of Trump cheating of those who have played golf with Trump.

[@MaliciousCup]

When all of these have been released please release the uncut version.

[@cm-xq5zj]

That would be AWESOME

[@nannygranny4]

Yes

[@stevedixon8567]

ultimately, Obama’s was twice as long as Trump’s

[@nobullhq6942]

Lol. FACTS.

[@monsieurdorgat6864]

That's what she said XD

[@lune78]

Everytime I see Obama, I ask myself the same question: how did we go from someone so smart, wise, articulate, charming and competent to... whatever that thing in the White House is?

[@esmemohabir6891]

Very smart to give Iran the deal to get nuclear weapon .to hit Israel and America the people there always chant death to America.

[@esmemohabir6891]

He rules for his people in those kind of countries where he was going to school and worshiping with them in the mosque 🕌

[@CR-tc2zv]

"Politically expedient". How good is it to hear a President speak so eloquently?

[@bobd6711]

Just throw a couple of words at a person with a limited vocabulary and they just melt

[@ishabiswas8224]

@@bobd6711 The anti-education, anti-intellect stance you got there is truly damning. Mainly, damning to YOURSELF.

[@lesliehouser1131]

Obama is real good at the smooth talk, just like a used car salesman. Do you even pay attention to what is coming out of his mouth or do you just like the sound of his voice. Do you know why he would like to go back to a " Walter Cronkite era media " no, I don't think you do. Do you know why democrats will not be interviewed by anybody but their democrat media, no you don't, and you never will as long as you are not willing to listen to the other side of the conservation and that is exactly how they want it. If you really believe all conservatives are racists or white supremacists just because a politician says they are then you are living in a delusion created by the masters of delusion ... politicians.

[@moniquem783]

Jon Batiste is seriously enjoying playing for his President 😁

[@bellenice5670]

The peoples president

[@johnbellamy6449]

obama,never liked him,never trusted him,and to support a corrupt voting system i hope trump keeps the presidents job.

[@omeganik]

@@johnbellamy6449 well he lost the election so that ain’t happening.

[@conormcgreggry1095]

@@johnbellamy6449 It’s too much to be overturned at this point and many court cases are stricken down. I do agree to a certain extent with you though. Dems pushed Russia gate and removed the green party from ballots which is quite undemocratic. I probably disagree in many issues with you, but yeah, obama basically didn’t do anything that I feel like we needed like legal drugs, M4A, free college. To say he’s a peoples president? Nah. I don’t want him near an office again. Especially when he’s screwing people like Bernie.

[@nmelcam1]

Trump - "I did not lose the election" Trump's Aide - "No Sir you did not lose the election, you won second place" Trump - "Oh, OK that sounds better"

[@fozzy9212]

Lose not loose!!

[@lyndao7356]

'A miss is as good as a mile'

[@kimmyt3554]

🤣🤣🤣

[@slurricrasher9923]

"If you're not first, you're last."

[@alexanderroloff8093]

🤣🤣

[@klm4446]

God, we miss you, President Obama!

[@rstrid5505]

JESUS! Can you not make the music 400x the volume of the dialogue? Pretty sure the whole house is awake now.

[@jonping8333]

Obama as "social media ambassador" for Biden is great. His smooth words are like "hypnosis" or something #hopespringseternal #PromisedLand.

[@paulkerrigan9857]

If there's an audiobook version of A Promised Land, and it's narrated by him, I'm gonna snap it up for Christmas.

[@adhamabousalem8063]

IT's so delightful to hear him talk, he names and addresses the issues, without pointing on people, or pushing responsibility on someone else.

[@pjfitter3267]

Yeah, sounds like a smooth talker can sell you anything

[@bobd6711]

He wouldn’t even endorse Biden in the primaries. You’re easy.

[@minakoharime4003]

This whole interview so affirming. Two clever, handsome and funny men discussing the chaos in a way that doesn't make you want to just drink bleach from the bottle...

[@theyoshow]

GEORGIA! PLEASE HELP US! We can ALL make calls and send texts to voters there to make sure Dems get out to vote!

[@Rickmc7]

You don’t have to worry. It’s been taken care of.

[@LindeeLou-who]

Dead ones to boot!

[@chocolatechip12]

Please give us the full version of Jon's "At Last"! I love the arrangement.

[@willritter4076]

Jon Batiste is a flat-out genius when it comes to re-arranging standards... I'd be honored if some fellow concerned citizens would take a quick listen to my acoustic piano & vocal performance of DANCING IN THE DARK by Bruce Springsteen on my YT channel in tribute to the United States of America and our next President, Joseph R. Biden. Peace and everybody stay safe.

[@carmelasueowens7479]

@@willritter4076 I will

[@TheNalana]

I agree. It sent me to spotify to see if maybe there was a full version of it. There is not, and now I am sad. I would honestly buy the album if he released one of re-arranged classics like "At Last"

[@SuperBlessedKing]

I bought President Obama’s book “A Promised Land” the physical version of the book and I am super proud to support my amazing Black American USA President. 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸💙💙💙💙♥️♥️♥️♥️ I was only eight years old when President Obama became our President in 2009, I grew up watching the lovely Obama family succeed with us, the American people. My family voted for President Obama in 2008 and in 2012. Now when I became nineteen years old, I voted for President Biden and First Lady Vice President Harris in 2020. God bless the United States of America, I was born and raised in California USA. I love my incredible country the United States of America, WE are the GREATEST. 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸💙💙💙💙♥️♥️♥️♥️

[@dreamak.flanagan3014]

Omg!! How I miss President Barack Obama!!! He will Always be the Best President to Ever Live . Him ad F.D.R. did so much for the People. Such a Great All Around Decent Respectable Guy.🇺🇸🇺🇸💙💙💗💗🇺🇸

[@TheOffkilter]

I just realized no one can remember the last time Donald talked about his wife in a genuinely affectionate and husbandly way like Barack does about Michelle. Like I imagine if someone asked about Melania, Donald would be like "who? you mean Ivanka? Oh. I dont know Im sure shes around here doing some damn thing".

[@basbekjenl]

The fact more people voted for biden is a more soothing thought then the fact so many people voted for trump. and a soothing thought is worth your mental health right now the more of those you can find and keep the better.

[@misspat7555]

Yeah. They BOTH broke the record for votes cast. I agree that Biden topping 80 million votes is much more reassuring than Trump topping 72 million. 😕

[@arcturionblade1077]

America came very close to falling over the edge and into the abyss. That more than 72 million people voted for Trump even after knowing what kind of president and human being he is after four nightmarish years of his administration, it's a frightening realization (and condemnation) of just how ignorant if not polarized nearly half our country has become.

[@marcom6089]

@@arcturionblade1077 Yes and yes. You are spot on about “just how ignorant...” You are way nicer than me.

[@basbekjenl]

@@arcturionblade1077 I agree with you but trying to look on the bright side will do you no harm, at the end of the election there turned out to be a lot of people whom wanted what Bidens wants a united America. and after 4 years democracy does not let even the president destroy those values. Meaning your nation is stronger then that and to me that is a comforting thought.

[@d.m.e.b.m.f7649]

During his second term I hardly thought about Obama at all. I can't remember the last day I didn't think about Trump and that makes me sick.

[@arikkatzenberg4498]

I’m so happy trump hurt u. That’s half the reason I voted for him

[@d.m.e.b.m.f7649]

@@arikkatzenberg4498 Since you obviously have zero idea why Trump was a complete disaster for the entire world I'm going to let your insult slide. I just hope you will someday grow up and realize how wrong you were.

[@rynotheredneck7140]

@@d.m.e.b.m.f7649 uh you do realize that we have a guy in office rn that killed a lot of american jobs when he cancelled the keystone pipeline when he was about helping americans get jobs

[@d.m.e.b.m.f7649]

@@rynotheredneck7140 The small amount of jobs aren't worth destroying the environment. I guess they will just have to get one of those millions of jobs Ivanka created. Of course she didn't use American labor for her company and neither does her father for his MAGA products and Trump products that he sells at his golf resorts. You know what would've been better than wasting billions on tearing down a wall and then putting up a wall in the same spot? Fixing the infrastructure of the country for one. We have so much work that needs to be done here that I bet every person that could've been employed for a short time installing that pipeline could get a job helping to fix American roads, bridges and parks. I mean at most they needed 3900 people to get the pipeline built in a year or 1950 people over two years. But once it's open it only needs 35 full time and 15 part time workers to run it. So all said and done the only people that would've ever benefited from that pipeline was the oil company. And I don't think destroying nature and contaminating the environment are worth making the oil company another billion dollars.

[@chocolateeclare2286]

@@arikkatzenberg4498 Ladies and gentleman, the Republican Party in a nutshell!

[@mztee8107]

Jon joyfully echoing what Stephen is feeling. As are we all. At last...we get ro aee & hear Obama again. Didn't Beyonce sing At Last at rheir Inaugural Ball?

[@undertheveil1576]

Obama: "Joe Biden is a man who is empathetic." What I hear: "Joe Biden is a man who isn't pathetic." Well I wasn't wrong.

[@k-matsu]

At this point in history, a leader who isnt pathetic may actually be the best anyone can hope for. Nobody expects anything more from Biden other than basic political competence and a return to the cozy ties between Wall street, K Street and DNC Street. But that may actually be a blessing, if only the 99% can keep pressure on him to introduce at least the basic elements of a Working Class agenda -- taxpayer-funded health care (you can dodge "sensitive" catch phrases like "M4A", if you like) $15/hour, and significant changes in the education and law enforcement sectors (cheap/free university ed., responsive AND responsible policing, MASSIVE shift of govt. $ from military/penal institutions=> to education). All of these things are possible under a Biden presidency, but only if the pressure comes from Progressive Congresscritters AND the average Joe publc. You can get some version of public health care through Congress by using Coronavirus as both an "excuse" and as the unavoidable "Elephant in the kitchen". The current health care system simply cannot deal with a pandemic. Yet other countries (incl. most of Asia, Austral-NZ-Pacifc, parts of Africa and a few places in Europe) have somehow managed it. The solution is to rebuild the heath care "industry" on the model that was enshrined in the Public Health Service Act, which made it illegal for a health care Institution to make a profit on the treatment of patients. This was one of the cornerstones of Roosevelt's New Deal. Yet as early as 1973, the Swampcritters from both sides were destroying that guarantee of basic public health care to all people. Does it surprise you to hear that Ted Kennedy was one of that bill's biggest promoters, or that Nixon was actually the guy who introduced Kennedy to Paul M. Elwood Junior -en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_M._Ellwood_Jr. - and got them to create the HMO Act of 1973 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_Maintenance_Organization_Act_of_1973 ? Once Nixon signed that into law, and let medical care be run by profit-grubbing corporate entities rather than compassionate human beings - the die was cast. If you go to the average Donald Trump supporter, present them with this evidence, and ask them to decide which side they support, you nullify every argument the Republicans can throw back. What America obviously needs - if the country is to have any hope of getting past the Coronavirus pandemic - is a robust, free system of medical care facilities accessible to any citizen, at any time (that is to say - the thing that citizens of most "civilized" countries take for granted). I cant imagine Biden accepting a complete reversal of the HMO act. but I do think this is a fight progressives can win easily (ie, the introduction of some "M4A-type" health insurance infrastructure). Just put the question out there: "who is PREVENTing a total reform of the Obamacare Frankenstein (an impossible compromise between common sense, and the profits of an enormous industry) ?????" Republicans claim they despise it, and we all can see that it is incapable of doing Job Number One: Keeping Americans alive. So what is delaying the introduction of a Bernie or Warren-like health care system? Is it you, Mitch? Is it you Joe? Which one of you wants to accept the mantle from Trump, of being the biggest source of Corona Deaths, due to inaction?

[@tomhermann1167]

Yup, close enough

[@derriklee287]

He is pathetic though

[@tomhermann1167]

@@derriklee287 Donald Trump wears diapers

[@ronniemead805]

At least biden is not going to put innocent babies in jail and deport their parents; that we can bank on.

[@siddjoshi2053]

*_I need a version of batman where Obama is Harvey Dent and Trump is Joker_*_ _with Jon Stewart- Stephen Colbert as Batman and Robin and Ricky Gervais as penguin_ _‎"Introduce a little anarchy. Upset the established order, and everything becomes chaos. I'm an agent of chaos..."_

[@tomhermann1167]

Stephen Colbert as Batman?

[@siddjoshi2053]

@@tomhermann1167 lemme edit it.

[@chrisandlizsizemore8172]

Obama is just a nice guy. Like, you just want to hang out with him. He seems so normal and fun to be around. That's the kind of attitude to you need to be a leader.

[@bernadettematera-stacey1982]

I think here in Australia, they call it ‘passing the pub test’.

[@Realmotogurl]

Intelligent and dignified

[@mori1bund]

I completely agree with what Obama said about McConnell. However the president had two years (2008-2010) with a democrat majority in house & senate and *wasted* it because he was so *naive* to believe in bipartisanship and working with the Repubs. I sincerely hope Dems have learnt their lesson and *never* make this mistake again and trust those people. I'm looking at you, Joe Biden...

[@donsurlylyte]

Obama, a real man, a good man, we were lucky to have him.

[@melanierenshaw7228]

LOL

[@atolz1352]

Never been this Early to a show... Lol

[@lepews8308]

"somebody price it and ill think about it" *looks over at producer - hahah i really really dont think that was a joke xD xD he down af

[@devlinburgess2463]

Stephen should take that bumper car offer. He can compete with Jon over who has the dumbest pre-death memorial.

[@zabindhanji]

Oh we missed you so much President Obama!!!

[@vegantattoo7292]

I look forward to having a President that I trust, someone I don't feel I have to check up on 147 times every day. I am tired of babysitting the special needs executive branch.

[@afrodinho]

That's the problem, your trust is too cheap. Just because Biden will be less embarrassing than Trump shouldn't make him a president you can trust. He is just as corrupt and he is more competent. When he was in the white house last time they actually deported more people than Trump did. They made 2 wars into 7. In my eyes people like you are the biggest problem. You make these "charming" mass murderers acceptable simply because of the way they talk.

[@vegantattoo7292]

@@afrodinho I have been voting for the past 42 years. I have NEVER spent this much time watching everything a president does because I haven't had to. I didn't vote for Biden in the primaries. I have never considered Biden "charming" nor have I ever voted for someone for that reason. He wasn't my first choice but I would vote for my dog before I would ever vote for Donald J Trump, or anyone that supports and enables him. I trust Joe Biden waaaaaaay more than I trust Trump. It's not as if there was another feasible choice on the ballot . I haven't always been a Democrat. You can call my trust whatever you want. I chose to vote for the best choice available, Biden. If that makes me one of the "biggest problems" in your eyes, so be it. My peace of mind is more important to me than your opinion. What bothers me the most is the fact that 74M Americans "trust" Trump, a dishonest, corrupt, incompetent, divisive, narcissistic bully, to run this country into the ground for another four years.

[@afrodinho]

@@vegantattoo7292 and that's why you are part of the problem. People who think like you. The reality is that Trump was never really worse than Bush or Obama. The elite don't actually disagree with anything he has done policywise. Their problem with him is his rhetoric, the things he say. And the attention he brings to them. They don't actually want that. They also don't like his inability to start new wars. For instance, under Obama and Biden first term compared to trump they actually deported much more people. They were even the ones that started separated children from the parents. The reason most people like yourself don't know that is because of the things we mentioned. Trump brought negative attention to the white house, people like you weren't paying attention to the details. That's what these politicians actually prefer. Think about it, Obama the nobel peace price, people love his personality. Yet that same man turned 2 wars into 7. Libya is now a failed state thanks to him where they have open slave markets. He bailed out wall street with trillions of dollars just like Trump. He even sold more weapons to dictators than Trump. He tried to hide his torture programs, hide unlawful spying of most people on this planet. And when people like Snowden and Assange revealed that he tried to get rid of them. What you had before was never better. It was just less obvious. Before they were saying, we are bringing democracy to these places. We are bringing freedom, building them up etc. Trump doesn't even bother with lying about that. Remember when he abounded the kurds? And everyone got mad at him, what did he say? He said don't worry, I took the oil. But hey, your peace of mind is more important. You are ok with mass murderers as long as they are cool about it. Yeah, people like you really are the problem. And you know it.

[@vegantattoo7292]

@@afrodinho Your facts are skewed but that doesn't surprise me at all. Your opinion is just that, YOUR opinion and honestly, it's quite twisted. I am not sure where on earth you get your"facts" and I am unwilling to waste the time it will take to crush each and every one of them....but I could. You would just come back at me with some more BS so, yeah, whatever. Believe what you want. I guess it works for ya. Pfffffffffft. Enjoy your life and please, leave me out of it. Thanks.

[@afrodinho]

@@vegantattoo7292 oh I could support any claim made by me. Just pick 2 random parts of my reponse and I will gladly clarify and give you links to it. My "facts" aren't skewed, facts are facts, 2+2=4 regardless of what we feel about something. My opinion is based on the reality of how they ruled and governed. I hold them all accountable for what they actually did. Donald Trump failed to invade Iran, Trump failed to invade Venezuela, the American government just recently failed with their military coup in Bolivia. These things would not have happened during Bush or Obama. Both of them had more competent people surrounding them. Just look at How Obama handled Libya, Libya is now a failed state where they have open slave markets. I honestly wish you would care more about things like these. I don't think you are a bad person. But lately I've decided to become more aggressiv with my criticism of people like you. This time we got lucky, Trump turned out to be an incompetent moron. The next time it won't be that.

[@stevenpdxedu]

Do they even teach the term "yellow journalism" in schools any more? IDK.

[@ThatLaurenThing]

They do. We were taught how to look at biased media critically, too. Unfortunately, I don’t think most people educated before 2010 ever really got that memo.

[@jamaya730]

Ooooo... that's racist.🤭 😏

[@ebybeehoney]

They use Fox as an example.

[@thresagraham8181]

@@ThatLaurenThing so people older than yourself not as well educated? That is a sweeping statement😟

[@ThatLaurenThing]

@@thresagraham8181 Jesus christ 🙄 I’m saying that people older than me didn’t have as much media like Fox News, OAN, and MSNBC when they were growing up/in school. It’s widespread these days, so schools have adapted to add thinking critically about biased media to their curriculum.

[@piconano]

Trump made the saying "From rags to riches", into; "From riches to rags, the story of Trumpet empire of loss". I submit this video as exhibit #1

[@rayceeya8659]

Joes slogan was "No More Malarkey". What he really meant was "No More Covfefe".

[@Dodelijk144]

Georgia folks, get out and vote on January 5th!!!! We need a 50-50 senate so badly.

[@rgwak]

Obama is to the world what t'rump is to his supporters. Think about that for a second. 😲

[@BS-cv5ho]

Wow! Great one😊

[@skicourt8761]

Reestablish The Fairness Doctrine that was revoked and vetoed by Reagan in 1987

[@mtnbkr8480]

Now the average voter knows who's bringing the sand. Trump has to be held accountable.

[@derriklee287]

No they don't

[@Yve55]

President Obama, what a cool guy. I miss him & Michelle💕🙋‍♀️💕💕💕💕

[@emilythesnailqueen920]

The reason I admire how slow Obama talks is because he thinks for the right words. He looks for the right words in his vocabulary, so it’s easier to get his point across. I am very thankful trump is out of the government now and the society is back to normal. Even though I am an Australia citizen I still feel for the Americans and how sad it was to have donald trump as president. I am thankful everything will be back to normal very soon

[@shortzrus6060]

1990's: "Mo $= Mo Problems. 2020's: Mo Net=Mo Trolls. They thrive on chaos.

[@ketakijoshi4701]

I agree to what he said...having a common baseline of facts...I think to really achieve that ... shut down fox News!

[@Riley0509]

Mitch needs to be indicted.

[@curtisthomas2670]

Jon on keyboard reminds me of the olden days musicians like Fats Domino, Jerry Lee Lewis, Chuck Berry, Louis Jordan, Ray Charles, Nat King Cole, Satchmo etc who seemed happiest when performing

[@greghill7759]

When I really just need to hear some sober, sage, sensible, honest insight and analysis from a relaxed statesman with style and a sense of humour, who I feel you can trust, Obama delivers EVERY time.

[@ralphtom3431]

he had people murdered in his operation Fast and Furious where he ran guns to drug cartels in Mexico and here's one of my favorite quotes from him my grandmother was a typical white person

[@patriciagreen6147]

How much the Country need. You in the time God bless us with you. Thank you so much for 8 years of. Service Mr. President Barack Obama Stay Blessed much love

[@Rabanus]

I just realized that either the president or his team....watches Ryan George...awesome

[@cindyoser9988]

Obama's library sounds awesome. It's sounds like how he ran his presidency...for the people.

[@jasonlopez2697]

He didn't. He was God awful and a dictator.

[@Boahemaa]

"Michelle Obama's Husband"...That's how my mom refers to Obama unironically

[@singlesandmarriedtherapy3671]

🤣😂

[@katicabogar24]

He's also referred to himself that way too

[@RankinMsP]

John Batiste! Is all of us!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️😁😁😁

[@faithrada]

Obama, Colbert, and Batiste. National Treasures All. 💚💙🇺🇸 💚💙🇺🇸💚💙🇺🇸

[@unvexis]

"What's something we still have in common?" Nothing, my dude.

[@jontomas2271]

Obama said: "My policies are actually moderate Republican." He wasn't lying then, as he was during his campaign. And the real joke about Colbert is he's really a right wing conservative as well. Thus the reason for both of these jokers' massive attacks on the people's candidate - Bernie Sanders.

[@GH-oi2jf]

Sanders supporters are so deluded. Sanders does not represent a majority of the Democratic Party, let alone the nation. He is a two-time loser. He isn’t even a bona fide Democrat. I hope we have seen the last of him in Presidential politics. We need candidates from the next generation in 2024.

[@jontomas2271]

@@GH-oi2jf -- Nonsense. - Polls show most Americans still support Bernie Sander's policies. True Progressives like Sanders and AOC are the only politicians who are honest and actually represent the working class, i.e., the majority of Americans. - Sanders was cheated TWICE from winning the primary. This is common knowledge.

[@bobstarr]

I want to hear the rest of the song.

[@labass9204]

I love president Obama so much!!!!!

[@ringerlafinger6031]

That piece Jon played was soooo uplifting and mesmerising. Omg.

[@zaldyox]

Humility and class personified

[@napoleonibonaparte7198]

You don’t say we’re tired of the past 4 years.

[@indrasamuel2400]

He is such a humanitarian and great speaker I could listen to him all day. That's how you can tell when someone is good. I can't even look at Trump much less listen.

[@garfield685]

True words

[@Milton_Friedmanite]

It’s so sad to see Colbert turn into the person he used to make fun of, back when he had real values and good content. Jimmy Dore’s take on this interview is sadly accurate, and Jimmy is practically taking the place of what Colbert used to be and stand for.

[@miguelperaza6615]

If DOLLAR BILL can be counterfeited? So can a Birth Certificate! Where was Obama Subama born?

[@mocoyotzi11]

“We’ll be back with Michelle Obama’s husband” had me dying!!” 😂😂😂

[@scorpiusjones5436]

"I'm not going to challenge her version of events" lol adorable

[@Me-kt8yq]

I wish to be for another 4 years our President to see what you are doing now!!

[@leobestbote4244]

Does anyone not notice how Obama just came back brilliantly on that 63 page versus 3 page issue damn tt guy is clever🤣🤣

[@pinkydavis6113]

Wrong again, Barry!

[@Zug75]

@Ahmad Hijaz bot

[@corinneyoung8166]

Gosh ,,, thank you both for saving Democracy...truth to power

[@gavaho]

i love the fact that they keep calling him PRESIDENT obama and not former president

[@x0Kamix0x]

To all the viewers: You’re smiling too hard. I know I am listening to this interview.

[@douglasrau5094]

It seems like our only choices are 1) a government that is grid-locked and nothing gets done or 2) a government where one side controls everything and just steam rolls whatever they want and doesn’t consider the other side’s objections. I wish there was a middle ground.

[@eyerusalemasrat1037]

Am in love with this guy, please pray for me,

[@Rootiga]

Funny, they didn't include the part about sweatpants in a basement with an earpiece calling the strings. Bet this comment gonna get censored

[@andrewdl6824]

I was looking for it too but that might be a deep fake