Barack Obama may have to try a little harder to convince these ladies (and us) that he 'loved writing about others' more than himself [video]

Barack Obama’s been making the rounds to promote his new memoir — or at least part one of his new memoir — “A Promised Land.”

But there’s something you should know, lest you think that his memoir was just another exercise in stroking his own ego:

.@BarackObama on his most recent autobiography: “I loved writing about others probably a little bit more than I love writing about myself” pic.twitter.com/ubPFRDDL1B

— Tom Elliott (@tomselliott) November 23, 2020

Those ladies look totes convinced.

Can someone insert a laugh track at that awkward pause?

— Judgmental Shoelace ?? ?? ?? ?? (@DocKilmer) November 23, 2020

Yes, please.

“Probably” doing yeoman’s work here https://t.co/i6MImOuU2z

— Tom Elliott (@tomselliott) November 23, 2020

Seriously.

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— Ikeyo ?? (@Ikeyo_) November 23, 2020

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— Ken "The Falconer" Mortimer (@KenDaFalconer) November 23, 2020

#PantsOnFire https://t.co/IUCOuGvrfd

— The Meturgeman (@HaMeturgeman) November 23, 2020

#LieoftheYear contender? https://t.co/xjyRWcOT5o

— DaveS (@SyversonDave) November 23, 2020

Where’s PolitiFact?

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— ƬЄƛƓƛƝ ƦЄƖԼԼƳ? (@velvethammer) November 23, 2020

This guy

— belafonte, reggie (@burnersam44) November 23, 2020