Obama jokes Colbert could run for president

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Former President Barack Obama told CBS’ Stephen Colbert in an interview taped at his presidentional library in Chicago that a theoretical Colbert as president could be "better than some folks that we've seen." The 44th president’s time after leaving the White House has been shaped by Donald Trump, the 45th and 47th president. He has increasingly expressed public and private fears about Trump’s targeting of longstanding American institutions and warned of what he called in one appearance the “rising wave of authoritarianism sweeping the globe.” 0:00 Obama: Colbert could do 'significantly better than some folks that we've seen' 2:16 Obama reflects on his role in the political landscape 5:03 Obama and Colbert discuss Mayor Mamdani Watch more CNN here: https://cnn.it/4kh5RPe #Obama #Colbert #News