Obama Talks Fame, Marriage And Unwanted Advances As President
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The former commander in chief has spilled on “women grabbing my butt" and what kept him grounded during his, at times, fanatical two terms in the White House.
Former President Barack Obama has opened up about some of the “somewhat inappropriate” attention he received from women while commander in chief and also what kept him on a “straight and narrow path” throughout it.
In an interview released Tuesday on “The Pivot Podcast,” Obama, 63, acknowledged his stardom but insisted that he “was not tripping” from his admirers, to the amusement of the podcast’s co-hosts, former NFL players Channing Crowder, Ryan Clark and Fred Taylor.
“When I got drafted in the NFL, I got a little cuter,” Crowder, a former Miami Dolphins linebacker, said while opening up the discussion by sharing his own experience.
“Do women be hollering at you and stuff, like on the fact that, because you’re a good-looking dude, but now you’re ‘President Good Looking Dude,’” he asked to laughter.
“First of all, I don’t know if Michelle’s going to be watching this,” Obama joked about his wife, former first lady Michelle Obama. He then acknowledged his experiences, which he figured hit him differently because of his age at the time.
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