‘Butthurt’: Pres. Obama finally gets asked a tough question on Boko Haram ... from YouTuber Bethany Mota

Greg P. | 10:44 AM on January 23, 2015

So, this just happened.

After being widely criticized for sitting down with three YouTube “stars” to answer questions yesterday, could it be that the interviews were tougher than President Obama was expecting?

Check out this question from YouTuber Bethany Mota on Boko Haram:

"Bethany Mota posed one of the only questions the president has ever received about Boko Haram." http://t.co/kTtjbG8ssC via @mediaite

— Stephanie Goggans (@StephGoggans) January 23, 2015

An excerpt from Mediaite:

Finally, in Obama’s third interview, Bethany Mota posed one of the only questions the president has ever received about Boko Haram. Asked what more the U.S. could be doing to help prevent more death and destruction in Nigeria at the terrorist group’s hands, Obama said we have tried to help the government there but that it “has not been as effective as it needs to be” when it comes to finding the missing schoolgirls and protecting its citizens.

And this didn’t go unnoticed:

Bethany Mota asking Barack Obama about Boko Haram is not a thing I thought I would see in my lifetime.

— Emily CrimCramWerff (@tvoti) January 22, 2015

So at this point, @BethanyMota has spent significantly more time talking with Obama about Boko Haram than, what, 99% of pro journalists?

— Lon Harris (@Lons) January 22, 2015