Barack Obama hates taking his shoes off at the airport, too

Yes, Obama also laughs when he watches Trump at the debates.
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Sophie Hirsh
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Barack Obama is not only the president, but also a celeb, making his a staple of late-night talk shows.

Obama visited Jimmy Kimmel Live last night to discuss the end of his presidency, his family, Donald Trump, how he wakes up in the morning, his feelings on metal detectors and more.

Apparently Obama's favorite perk of being president is not having to go through security or metal detectors – and he plans to maintain that perk for the rest of his life.


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Obama admitted that when he watches Donald Trump at the presidential debates, he totally laughs, just like the rest of America.

However, he seems pretty grateful that he didn't have to run for president against Trump.

If you've watched his episode of Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee, you know that President Obama wakes up every morning with a wake up call. And if you've been sitting on the edge of your seat waiting for more details on how Barack starts his day, you should probably watch this clip.

For those of you who haven't teared up yet today, you can remedy that by watching this clip, in which Obama justifies staying in D.C. after his term ends for the sweetest reason – his family.

And in case you were having second thoughts about voting, let Obama's beaming smile and advice about early voting give you that final push.

Thanks, Obama.

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Sophie Hirsh

Sophie was a Viral Content Intern for the Watercooler channel. More writing and other stuff by Sophie can be found at www.sophiehirsh.com.

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