ABC/Randy Holmes(LOS ANGELES) — President Barack Obama visited Jimmy Kimmel Live! Monday night and spent the entire show talking baseball, politics, and joking with host Jimmy Kimmel.
Following his monologue, Kimmel introduced the second-ever Presidential Edition of “Mean Tweets,” marking the second time President Obama has agreed to read mean tweets about himself. Among the highlights:“Barack Obama is the Nickelback of presidents;” “Obama couldn’t negotiate getting a Whopper without pickles”; and “My mom bought new conditioner and it sucks — it isn’t even conditioning my hair. I blame Obama.”
The president closed with a tweet from Republican candidate Donald Trump: “President Obama will go down in history as perhaps the worst president in the United States!” to which Obama replied, “At least I will go down as a president,” before dropping his phone like he would a mic.
The Kimmel conversation started with a discussion of the Chicago Cubs advancing to the World Series. Obama said he would root for his hometown team, even though he’s a White Sox fan, not a Cubs fan.
Kimmel also asked Obama if he ever laughs when he watches Donald Trump. Obamasaid he does. He also confirmed he’d watched the leaked video of Trump with Billy Bush, and acknowledged he’d known then that it was going to become a sensation.
Obama also stuck up for Hillary Clinton when Kimmel asked why he thought she was so disliked, and later encouraged Americans to get out and vote regardless of their political affiliations.
President Obama ended his appearance by declaring that even though he’s leaving office, he’ll still be alive and would like to come back on the show. Kimmel joked that this appearance would be his last, but then thanked Obama for being president.
Copyright © 2016, ABC Radio. All rights reserved.
