The man formerly known as President Selfie Stick will no longer pose for selfies:
.@BarackObama explains why he'll no longer take selfies with people https://t.co/0kORZTcv7s pic.twitter.com/Xx9pZxzqWQ
— TODAY (@TODAYshow) November 2, 2017
Obama says it’s because people won’t look him in the eye, or something:
“This seems trivial, but it’s not. One of the weird things about being president is I found people were no longer looking me in the eye.
“They approach me either like this, or like this” Obama added, mimicking phone-waving selfie-takers.
Politico’s Edward-Isaac Dovere even suggested that this is what Obama did as president, too:
this was his rule as president too https://t.co/VdNInq9fAQ
— Edward-Isaac Dovere (@IsaacDovere) November 2, 2017
History remembers things a little differently:
https://twitter.com/CuffyMeh/status/926087299670134784
Like a selfie at a funeral:
https://twitter.com/Breaking911/status/410440552123858945
And in a car with his pal, Joe:
Putin & al Qaeda are on the march & Iran is getting the bomb, and the "pals" are taking selfies. RT @WhiteHouse Pals. pic.twitter.com/52CAlA4XwF
— Monica Crowley (@MonicaCrowley) April 17, 2014
With the prime minister of Malaysia:
My selfie with President Obama ! pic.twitter.com/mr94wZtmuA
— Mohd Najib Tun Razak (@NajibRazak) April 27, 2014
And to raise money for his campaign:
You + President Obama = epic selfie. This could be you if you win. Airfare and hotel included: http://t.co/uOTvQlffyO pic.twitter.com/FQsUeGvfdq
— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) June 28, 2013
From the campaign trail:
President Obama views a group selfie he did with restaurant staff at Charmington's Cafe n Baltimore today pic.twitter.com/Tsb8YUBKg7
— petesouza (archived) (@PeteSouza44) January 16, 2015
With baseball players:
The selfie….Big Papi definitely had a better angle than me! @davidortiz @RedSox pic.twitter.com/CU2niCT1ZW
— petesouza (archived) (@PeteSouza44) April 1, 2014
Or from a national park:
Oh no he DIDN’T! ‘Selfie president’ reminds Trump that being POTUS is no ‘reality show’ https://t.co/SJlZcmQZsM
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) May 6, 2016
With reality show hosts:
You get the point.
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Related:
Monica Crowley puts asinine Obama-Biden selfie in brutal perspective http://t.co/P3n2O3rgXJ
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) April 17, 2014
'YOU ARE THE PRESIDENT!' See Obama's latest 'embarrassing' selfie [photo] http://t.co/q8vbuUYbYP
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) April 27, 2014
D’OH! Patton Oswalt triggers over 9/11 tweet featuring Trump, steps on an Obama-selfie RAKE https://t.co/iM3pQolPxn
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) September 17, 2017
ICYMI ==> ‘President Selfie says otherwise’: Ron Fournier informed who set the Oval Office ‘reality show’ precedent https://t.co/pu7epUSBgn
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) May 12, 2016
ICYMI ==> Newsweek squee-gasm over selfie-stick presidency counters Obama’s reminder to Trump https://t.co/lkErq0Xn07
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) May 11, 2016
'Selfie stick unavailable?' DNC welcomes first day of spring the only way they know how [photo] http://t.co/CBnkyzODyM
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) March 20, 2015
ICYMI: 'Up your #selfie game': Donation to Dems could win you a meeting with President Selfie http://t.co/AIOFw9PkKK
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) February 10, 2015
President Selfie strikes again http://t.co/R5wvwSK1BF
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) January 16, 2015
If you thought President Obama's selfie at the Mandela funeral was the worst selfie ever, think again! http://t.co/O8cGJxCZU1
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) September 17, 2014
President Obama doing that selfie thing again http://t.co/H4NxJRqLPf
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) May 10, 2014
Fed up: President Selfie strikes again; Greta Van Susteren has a question http://t.co/G11v5Bj850
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) April 27, 2014
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