His trip to the West Coast was for a private Democrat fundraiser, but as long as he was in town, President Obama had his motorcade drop him off for a quick sit-down with late-night host Jimmy Kimmel. Investor’s Business Daily notes that taxpayers will pay most of the $206,000 per hour flight costs of Air Force One, or a little more than $1 million each direction.
Pres Obama backs up Sean Penn as guest on tonights Jimmy Kimmel show. And it only cost taxpayers $2 million http://t.co/MjWBo2nwHS #tcot
— Andrew Malcolm (@AHMalcolm) March 13, 2015
@AHMalcolm ..mere pence..
— JasonWyckoff (@PoliticsnSports) March 13, 2015
@AHMalcolm If it keeps him from trying to govern, it's more than worth it.
— Gumlegs (@Gumlegs) March 13, 2015
It’s funny, because it’s true. But were the jokes worth a couple million dollars?
"Pres Clinton said he did go(Area 51), said there was nothing, "said Kimmel. "That's what we're instructed to say,"said Obama.#ObamaOnKimmel
— ReenaCBS (@reenaninan) March 13, 2015
Obama says on Kimmel he doesn't have to reset his clocks for daylight savings because someone does it for him.
— Hunter Schwarz (@hunterschwarz) March 13, 2015
Now Kimmel is asking Obama if he can do anything about CVS giving you such long receipts when all you buy is a candy bar.
— Hunter Schwarz (@hunterschwarz) March 13, 2015
Obama to Jimmy Kimmel: No, you can’t have Hillary Clinton’s new email address http://t.co/P4oQt7Glon
— Blake News (@blakehounshell) March 13, 2015
Obama tells Kimmel he's not allowed to drive, Secret Service got upset when he tried out staffer's electric car around South lawn at whouse
— Tabassum Zakaria (@tobyzakaria) March 13, 2015
Pool: “I can’t drive.” said the president. “I mean I can but —”
“is that because you don’t have a birth certificate?” Kimmel asked. 1/2
— Zeke Miller (@ZekeJMiller) March 13, 2015
2/2 “In Kenya, we drive on the other side of the street,” Obama said.
— Zeke Miller (@ZekeJMiller) March 13, 2015
The president even took a moment to read “mean tweets” about him.
Obama reads mean tweets about him–a "Thanks, Obama" was slipped in there–on @JimmyKimmelLive http://t.co/ThyH6nugZH pic.twitter.com/VVNIXQb8HS
— Mashable (@mashable) March 13, 2015
President Obama reads mean tweets on 'Jimmy Kimmel Live' (WATCH) http://t.co/3LGJ1rciCP pic.twitter.com/UAZ6yZX7S6
— Variety (@Variety) March 13, 2015
Watch @BarackObama Read All The #MeanTweets People Have Posted About Him On @JimmyKimmelLive http://t.co/zlSdCDUidD pic.twitter.com/XGjKa6ZbSq
— UPROXX (@UPROXX) March 13, 2015
Pretty brutal, but good practice for standing up to ISIS and the Iranians.
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