Barack Obama Visits ‘The Each day Present’ After Wild Political Week – Watch Interview – Deadline

President Barack Obama was a visitor on The Each day Present with Trevor Noah tonight, following a busy post-midterms week in politics that noticed the Democrats retain management of the Senate, the Republicans seize a majority within the Home, Donald Trump announce a 3rd White Home run and Speaker Nancy Pelosi saying that she gained’t search a management position within the subsequent Congress.

The ex-POTUS touched on these matters, and one of many quotes was a broad stroke however a teachable one: “Democracy requires, by definition, getting together with individuals who don’t agree with you,” he stated.

You may watch the complete 33-minute interview above.

Obama additionally gave a shout-out to the younger voters who made 2022 a midterm anomaly, after a a lot decrease turnout in 2014. “[Donald] Trump is available in, and out of the blue 2018, 2020 and now this one, you see younger folks are available in, they usually’re usually voting at a fee of 70-to-30, 60-to-40 Democrat to Republican — and that makes an enormous distinction. So their enthusiasm is what actually drove this election.”

Watch the complete interview under.

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Noah’s opening salvo was a superb lob that bounced again on him. “Do you miss your identify, by the best way?” he requested. “As a result of everybody calls you ‘Mr. President,’ however I really feel like if folks known as me ‘Mr. Each day,’ I’d miss simply being known as Trevor.”

POTUS 44 replied, with a smile: “You recognize, my greatest associates name me Barack — it’s best to name me ‘Mr. President.’”

The interview ended with Obama telling Noah, who’s leaving The Each day Present subsequent month: “You’re already following one piece of recommendation that I’ve had — you’re leaving whereas your ballot numbers are excessive.” The host then steered that Obama be a part of his upcoming stand-up tour. “I imply, I’ve stated this to you earlier than: Whether or not it’s the White Home Correspondents’ Dinner, in Georgia whenever you have been doing the speech: You’re a really humorous man.”

POTUS interrupted: “So that you need me to open for you?”

“Not even open,” Noah replied. “I wouldn’t even dare.” Suggesting that they might “co-headline,” he added: “We’ll name it Half & Half.”

It marked Obama third go to to the Noah-hosted present, following a digital look in 2020 and a 2016 look taped on the White Home that was among the many ultimate TV interviews of his presidency.