Obama's Advisor Valerie Jarrett Reviews Presidential Films & TV, from 'Veep' to 'Independence Day'

President Obama's former senior advisor Valerie Jarrett fact checks presidential scenes from movies and television including 'Veep,' 'The American President,' 'The West Wing,' 'Independence Day,' 'Dave,' 'Mars Attacks!' and 'The Comey Rule' and analyzes their believability and execution.
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Obama's Advisor Valerie Jarrett Reviews Presidential Films & TV, from 'Veep' to 'Independence Day'

[@theexiled3034]

They really need to get President Bush, Clinton or Obama on one day to do a "Former President reviews Presidential movies", that would be amazing.

[@tiffanyi5645]

Why doesn’t this have more likes!!?? @VanityFair please!!!! Make this happen!! 🙏🏾🙏🏾 Lolol

[@janechoy2073]

THIS.

[@uttamgyawali5238]

They could entice him to come on to promote his new book that's coming out! lol

[@matei151098]

or Trump

[@JKribbit]

Obama would be amazing. Hes got a great sense of humour

[@shyamnarayanan3325]

A slight correction regarding Veep. In fact she had a hard copy with her but Gary forgot to give her her glasses which you can see a little later in the episode when she is with her staff and she asks Gary, rather frustrated, her glasses.

[@Warszawski_Modernizm]

I see you're a man of culture as well

[@tarnim80]

that level of detail just goes to show how good the writing was on that show. Veep is brilliant.

[@corgeousgeorge]

I know this is shallow but I am living for the shade of purple she is wearing and those perfectly matching glasses. So lush.

[@racheljacklyn4807]

a travesty that My Date with The President's Daughter was not mentioned. the people have a right to know

[@jojomakes]

Not shallow at all, I loved it. Makes me wonder if she has multiple shades for all her different outfits lol

[@rakasin]

It's beautiful and works really well

[@kl-1447]

Its a great look, she looks so put together and professional while still being very classy and stylish

[@Destyn2b]

She always had nice outfits.

[@armyoftinymoas]

The classy shade is real 👏

[@annettegonzalez2880]

I love the way she spoke. You can tell she’s incredibly knowledgeable, thoughtful, and speaks with clear intention.

[@unkonkrable]

Lol -ok

[@herreguda6199]

I thought the same thing! Absolutely agree with you

[@peterpaul9644]

She also has the kind of confidence that makes her sound so calm and collected... even when she’s talking about stupid movies lol. Intelligence. Remember that?

[@FTNChicken]

"I served with him for all 8 years" That is a sentence I don't think we'll hear again for a while, lol

We can only hope

[@op3129]

"I served with him ... until I was indicted"

[@darrynmurphy2038]

"I served with him for 8 months, and set a record" - Someone on Trump

[@op3129]

@@darrynmurphy2038 lol (ALL the lol's)

[@jordyns6070]

I think it’s just Ben Carson

[@_jessiwessi_]

I love this woman she is so professional and intelligent. Missing people like this in the White House

[@ASwagPecan]

just cause trump is an egotist doesn’t mean there aren’t intelligent and qualified staff members there

[@killa_b3t015]

@@ASwagPecan you say that and turn a blind eye on all the people who have been convicted in his team

[@eastvandb]

@@ASwagPecan Anybody intelligent or qualified has either left or been given the boot years ago.

[@woozy7405]

@david ludwig Like the tan suit. God, it was appaling.

[@kebabkebob7808]

Anybody in the Obama presidency wasn’t intelligent whatsoever. This woman didn’t sound smart at all

[@RichardRjmccoy]

“I can’t really speak for his opponent”

[@Red1Green2Blue3]

The shade of it all.

[@Red1Green2Blue3]

@Maggie Hawkins she was talking about Trump not Harris

[@cleverusername9369]

Remember when president's employees remained in the administration for their entire terms?

[@juliatolan602]

Ivanka still pulling through

[@peadar-o]

@@juliatolan602 Only Satan & God know what she has to do to keep that gig going.

[@op3129]

@@peadar-o nah ... just nepotism and creepy stalking

[@justinscott4503]

That rarely happens for senior officials

[@op3129]

@@justinscott4503 "rarely happens" obama's senior team was unusually stable - none (notably) indicted for crimes or under investigation for grift. sure ... cabinet heads SHOULD need to "sprint" to allow potus to "marathon" - but that ALSO MEANS not "sprinting" to corruption ("oops" for trump) Obama's cabinet was (ignoring trump) - afaik - more stable than ordinary turnover. but valerie jarrett was one of many Obama Senior advisors that manage to "sprint" the entire time there.

[@emmal9534]

12:27 "I know how serious Joe Biden takes it (referring to the debate & debate prep) as well. I can't really speak for his opponent." subtle digs..... but so true

[@Uspr73]

I can't get over the fact that Veep has ended. Truly masterful.

[@Johanna.EG.]

I feel like we are living in the Veep universe.

[@chinmayeepanigrahi7016]

,,,,,,

[@Aced84]

It had to

[@1deagwonder440]

Yeah, and selena was a badass albeit incompetent together with her the staff and there is a truth to it

[@abbycohen3726]

I'm sad it ended, but also glad it ended. Leave the audience wanting more instead of running it into the ground.

[@westnilesnipes]

This was a pretty fascinating video. It’s pretty cool hearing about the behind the scenes stuff that goes on in the WH. Hopefully we get more of these videos.

[@livshanahan9051]

Not STILL having climate change being debated 25 years later 😭

[@livshanahan9051]

@Just Some Kraken With Internet Access Thanks for the source! Interestingly enough there are sources describing climate change dating back to the 19th century!

[@MortanAMrk]

Climate change debate has existed for a long time but the sparks for our current one have existed since probably like the 90s

[@double0seven637]

she makes the white house look & sound good, she’s incredibly well-spoken

[@teamredshirt]

As it turns out, 99.99% of 5e people who worked there are just that. We’ve just had a bit of a drag on the numbers recently.

[@ziggyustar3137]

When people say a women is well spoken is not a compliment it’s part of a job not everyone gets. Smart, quick to act, sure of her choices pivots, gaging future actions. Super smart woman Obama knew who was who.

[@TrickyNick79]

I love how critical she gets of Mars Attacks. "Pretty Unrealistic"

[@Warszawski_Modernizm]

yeah, I loved the seriousness of her opinion. " Any flying saucers would be spotted long before you could see them in the Oval Office window" xD had me crying

[@dannybtw]

lol so far my favorite part of this video

[@Vincent-qw1lo]

In that Veep scene, Selina actually had the copy, but Gary took her glasses so she couldn't read the copy...

[@cornishpasty4344]

Look at her trying to add realism to an alien invasion movie. Bless her heart lol

[@gororoba]

It was so nice to hear such smart and comitted lady.

[@juanmanuelcastrillon3585]

Ok but are we not going to talk about she was totally unfazed explaining how they'd totally get everything under control in the event of an alien invasion. They 100% have a plan for that and have discussed it is what I'm getting.

[@Nivedmc1]

It’s the subtle shade for me ☺️

[@MytePro]

Integrity. Such a rare trait of recent.

[@Housewarmin]

She looks so much younger with her hair pulled back! I almost didn't recognize her if it weren't for the glasses.

[@carlwilliams6977]

There's nothing racial about this, just an observation. I saw Valerie interviewed recently and I noticed how light her complexion was. In that interview I would have had no idea she was black. I noticed the same thing here. It's interesting, because she shows a picture with her and Michelle Obama12:50, and you can clearly see the difference. She was never very dark, but was definitely darker than she appears here. I wonder if something's going on with her skin? I hate to say it, but it's starting to resemble Michael Jackson's complexion!

[@terezakostacka3572]

@@carlwilliams6977 Or you know, it could just be the lights. 🤷‍♀️

[@palebluedot8818]

The shade this lady is throwing at the current administration is just *chefs kiss*

[@kellin12]

I love how seriously she approaches the flying saucer in Mars Attacks!

[@princeofthemoon4501]

Not having “Scandal” in this was a miss 😩

[@debbiep99]

I think it's too close to what's going on right now.

[@DerDudelino]

She probably would've not liked to comment on an alcoholic as President. I really liked her humor though talking seriously about really weird movies they had their - like Mars Attacks :O)

[@dinospumoni5611]

that purple jacket with the purple glasses might be the most fitting and most immaculate outfit i've ever sen

[@AudjL__EXO-L]

on top of how well spoken she is, i also love the touch of matching glasses and suit jacket!

[@wilberforce95]

I really hope we can see the kind of professionalism that Obama had return to the White House at some point...

[@steveconn]

Not this decade...

[@sourkirby644]

@Ben Miller Professionalism: “the competence or skill expected of a professional.” Even if you didn’t agree with what he did, Obama had confidence and the skill to articulate it. That’s what presidents should have.

[@W4TSKY]

@Ben Miller confidence and professionalism are two different things lol

[@katherinemorelle7115]

@Ben Miller but neither competent nor skilful. Which does make a difference. Don’t get me wrong, I’m no fan of the Democratic establishment. They are on the right wing (when looking at the entire political compass, not just the excessively narrow Overton Window of the US), and I am most certainly not. But competence, intelligence, eloquence, they do all matter. They were things Obama had, and that Trump does not. Does that make the neoliberal, neo-colonial, imperialist state of the USA something I think is okay? Definitely not. Beau of the Fifth Column released a video today about the difference between the two parties. And he is a far left anarchist, so he’s no fan of the Democrats either. But he recognises that even a difference in rhetoric matters. Are they both neoliberal corporate imperialists? Yes, yes they are. But there are policy differences between them, and massive differences in rhetoric. That matters.

[@karenp792]

@Ben Miller Trump is one of the most insecure human beings in the public eye. He’s a bully who takes down the people around him to make himself look and feel better. Bluster isn’t confidence.

[@withalittlehelpfrom3]

"Our first female Vice President." Now, that has a nice ring to it. Ready to keep hearing it every day for the next 4 years!

[@tiffanyi5645]

I love how all she did was describe what is appropriate and expected of a good president and it still sounded like a direct on Trump!! She did even have to try to intend to, simply describing the characteristics of a great president does the job at destroying Trump!! 😂😂😂

[@maxf.3594]

House of Cards and Designated Survivor would have been amazing

[@meghanmonroe]

Okay but what about Olympus Has Fallen? I need to know the level of accuracy lol

[@vwagstaff792]

she's really close friends with my grandparents and i always get so excited when videos of her come up in my recommended. we need people like her back in the white house

[@victorcaetano4709]

I miss Veep so much 😭

[@debbiep99]

Man I miss having President Obama on the white house.

[@unkonkrable]

"On"? -like a commode...

[@steinbachalex]

The Lack of Scandal in this Episode is disturbing

[@melvina628]

Valerie is so pretty!

[@thiago4santos]

She talks about flying saucers with the same decorum of a formal presidential meeting. That is a real professional.

[@thetimdmiller]

There's the original teleprompter and operator and also a backup teleprompter and operator. There was always a backup. You don't want to have any problems when the nation is watching.

[@lisalynnn]

I love how realistic she was when describing Mars Attacks.

[@pholliez]

I wonder if she had seen it prior to preparing for this video?

[@alexwright4930]

Hopefully they'll get an aviation specialist on next to discuss Airplane.

[@dbj4th443]

Veep is one of my favorite tv shows ever!

[@TheGIJew.]

how long until they get obama for this

[@davidphipps9331]

If The West Wing wasn’t in here, I was gonna cry

[@rxtf]

She should be Biden’s Chief of Staff.

[@Parliamentarian]

You really had the courage to skip House of Cards.

[@MicheallikeMJ]

Idk how anybody can watch House of Cards now. The shows ruined for me.

[@MicheallikeMJ]

@@Parliamentarian Yea, cause yknow, kiddie diddler and all that.

[@sourkirby644]

@Ben Miller how does it depict democrats realistically?

[@JohnSmith-jj9jl]

I want to see Trump's advisor doing video like this.

[@ichmeiner4531]

Me, too. But that poor guy/lady is probably reeeeeally exhausted and just a bit short on his/her next aneurysm, heart attack and/or mental breakdown.

[@gageoconnor9438]

@@ichmeiner4531 I’m sure all advisors are dude, that’s a hard job no matter who they are working for.

[@tarnim80]

Obama advisor: "obviously I'm not going to discuss a lot of those security causions" Trump advisor: "Wanna attack the White House? Here's some pointers for you."

[@laylalivingston6430]

Oooh. I love this. Watching it tonight of all nights. I miss obama and having a real president.

[@EvangelistPrecious]

my entire family has voted include my son in military it is time to make a change in the white house, it has been too much violence across the country this need to stop, ( stop violence ) it is time for a change JOE BIDEN WILL WIN BE NEXT PRESIDENT 2020 , America need to be number one again { GO VOTE } [[

[@gageoconnor9438]

Yeeeeaaa we’ll see where he gets us, but I can guarantee you he won’t be in office all 4 years, somethings gonna happen to get Kamala in the front seat, you don’t believe me now but you will

[@rainbowyarn]

Ugh when she mentioned how disciplined President Obama was Just wanted to cry

[@markjlabella8869]

My eyes welled up.

[@granpappytom5540]

And look where we are now

[@BeerMe831]

Real disciplined with how many kids he killed with drone strikes.

[@Mikeplaysdbd]

He was the worst president ever🤣🤣

[@fthurman]

@@Mikeplaysdbd Like him or not, that is HARDLY actually true based on ANY facts at all.

[@613lcd]

I do believe the next president after trump, Republican or democratic, this new year or in 4 years will treat our country dignity and integrity that we've been missing (embarrassingly so) to not be soooooo divided. We'll be back to some what a respectable country. 🇺🇸

[@krazzeeaj]

The shade is real. Classy and real.

[@alexwright4930]

She's analysing Mars Attacks so seriously. I guess she'll be doing Airplane next ;)

[@Lizzy43645]

And in this election 100 million people voted early - thank goodness! Bless you for being awesome and working with the Obamas to keep our country fabulous

[@2bit8bytes]

Very dense with substance. Wonderful.

[@genevieve-with-grief]

Loved this.

[@streakermaximus]

Realizing that The American President, a movie made in 1995, was talking about climate change needing to be addressed immediately.

[@folarinosibodu]

What a brilliant and elegant woman

[@WoodBlock707]

I love the west wing!!! I binge it every few years.

[@r.altman6458]

I love this video! Oh, so classy. So much of what we need. But I’m so glad they included Independence Day. That movie is always good and I’ve loved that speech since I was in high school and my speech/English teacher used it as inspiration for impromptu speeches. Dave and The American President are also enjoyable. I watched the latter on Election Day 2016. I’m a fan of Air Force One as well, including Glenn Close as VP. Then we have president’s like the one in Wonder Woman 1984. 🤦🏼‍♀️

[@PongoXBongo]

As feel-good as "Dave" was (loved that movie when it came out), it's sort of a case of 'robbing Peter to pay Paul'. We all love to hate on military-industrial complex spending, but the truth is that it employs tens of thousands of regular Americans. By cutting contracts to save shelters in the short term, they may well be causing thousands to be laid off and sent into the welfare system in the long term. . My point is not that I know better than the movie, but rather that I concur with Ms. Jarrett in that a lot more due diligence is needed before such decisions are made. Spur of the moment emotional decisions can have long-lasting, often unforeseen, consequences, both for better and for worse.

[@steveconn]

No comments on the SNL sketch where Roseanne played Mary Todd Lincoln I'm guessing.

[@dexterellis7818]

They should have added Air Force One.

[@carollollol]

What a classy lady!

[@sushilamah]

I love Valerie Jarrett!

[@lurategh]

Even though it was short-lived, I was half expecting them to include Commander in Chief where Geena Davis plays the VP then becomes the first female pres of the US.

[@zachm2331]

Guys, seriously. STOP SPAMMING THESE VIDEOS WITH BILLIE COMMENTS. We get it, you clicked on this video by mistake. Why not stick around, you’ll learn something.

[@purplebean8989]

WHO IS BILLIE AND WHY IS HE SO IMPORTANT

[@S_T_fania]

@@purplebean8989 lol

[@margarethmichelina5146]

Remember the time when Rosanne Barr made fun of her in her tweet but it got backfired?

[@luf4rall]

thank you for your service ms jarrett

[@vietimports]

the funniest thing about this video is that they skipped over house of cards

[@patricktjia]

It seems like this video is a huge shade to Donald Trump lol

[@robertawalsh2995]

It's not like that takes a lot of effort. 😂

[@andyh4518]

Somehow I don't see any POTUS being OK with his wife cutting off his tie a minute before a debate.

[@marcbjohnson]

You have to see the episode to understand why she did that. In his first campaign for President, something happened with his tie, and he had to borrow another tie. His staff looked at it as a good luck charm. So when he ran for his second term, his wife tried to recreate that same magic. But I agree with you...not the smartest thing to do right before the debate.

[@davidphipps9331]

Bruh, the entire show is phenomenal. That episode is up there as one of my favorites.

[@TexTheBest]

the matter-of-fact way she talks about an attack by flying saucers makes me go hmmmm

[@clarenceloieprima6747]

This is very insightful. Thank you for making this. I hope more people see this.

[@RodrickColbert]

Advisor Jarrett, what went wrong in that first debate Obama had with Mitt Romney?

[@ered203]

This is why Martians are so menacing, because they're fast.

[@alexwright4930]

Thanks for introducing me to Dave, just rented it.

[@papacinoooo]

good or nah?

[@MrMredmon86]

What a great video!

[@takingmeastray]

loved this!

[@skontheroad]

I am guessing she wants a refund on that crystal ball she bought... 😆 🤣 😂!

[@celestialnubian]

Ironically, President Obama would be the person least likely to have a disaster even if the teleprompter went down.

[@CARATMom]

So instead of simply saying that spaceships don’t exist she indicates that is inconceivable that they would’ve allowed to get that close to the White House. Interesting.

[@tjg801]

Obama would 100% read whatever he was looking at

[@levinelson5840]

Girl, I thought this was Carrie Fisher.

[@Baja383]

I wrote reviews on multiple speeches included in films and one of them was Bill Pullman's in Independence day. So inspiring. I listen to it before i go on runs.

[@LlywellynOBrien]

This lady's ability to take alien scenes so seriously is surreal.

[@Peter_Cordes]

Next, Trump former staff member reviews White House corruption and influence-peddling scenes. And explains why it's totally fine, and/or gets the same chance to say good things about their president that Valerie got? :P

[@janesmith5194]

Mars Attacks: so unrealistic because the flying saucer would never get that close with the president still in the oval office lol

[@Housewarmin]

Where is Scandal?!

[@bengolious]

Fingers crossed cooler heads will again prevail.

[@acidbrns]

ROFL, did she see Independance Day? "That would not happen." Ah yes, we know this through precedent set by all of the other presidents who have lead us through alien invasions.

[@XimenaZhao415]

This is the most professional woman I have ever seen. She should be our next POTUS.

[@hudsonmckinley-uss]

Selina meyer forgot her glases so she couldn't read the hard copy

[@marcziegenhain8420]

I want audio commentaries for Dave, The West Wing and the American President with her.

[@sheyzannaizer1113]

YOU DID NOT DO DESIGNATED SURVIVOR?????!!!!!!!

[@jeroenschoondergang5923]

Mars attacks! martians enter the white house: "that is not very realistic"

[@minhle6422]

What about that scene at the beginning of Air Force One when the president, played by Harrison Ford, didn't stick to the script that was running on a fully functional teleprompter while at a state dinner with the Russian president in Moscow? It would've been interesting to hear her thoughts on the president's changing of ideas and/or wordings when speaking about the US's policies toward the relationship it has with any foreign power, particularly at a high-level event such as a state dinner.

[@saramichelle2589]

Looks at Trump's sharpie "China" virus scribbles on speeches 👀

[@DavidMichaelCommer]

I love how serious she is about the events she witnesses in "Mars Attacks!" That's kind of amazing.

[@lynnchotoocho9713]

I'd really like to know if it is okay for a president to have a fence built around the White House , as if he is the owner .

[@lynnchotoocho9713]

@@Muton230 I would like to know if that is allowed , but then that hasn't stopped this administration before .

[@lynnchotoocho9713]

@@Muton230 I'm speaking of the one that he had built after the protesters scared him .

[@insipidwallflower565]

@@lynnchotoocho9713 It doesn't seem like there is any question of legality surrounding the building of another fence. CNN reported on it and didn't mention that it was illegal. Also a fence can be taken down, it is not an alteration to the house itself, rather its perimeters. Technically every president is allowed to make changes to the inside of the White House, though if the change is to a historic room on the ground or first floor, they would have to consult the Committee for the Preservation of the White House. So presidents are allowed to act like they own the White House in that regard.

[@andreashreni-carnahan7898]

Great video!

[@redrust3]

23:00 in Mars attacks, she actually outlines the secret service contingency plans for evacuating the president and first lady. :-)