--- title: Watch President Obama Read Mean Tweets About Himself on 'Jimmy Kimmel' description: The Commander in Chief faced the music on Thursday night when he appeared on the famed #MeanTweets segment of 'Jimmy Kimmel Live.' canonical: https://time.com/3743758/obama-mean-tweets-jimmy-kimmel/ author: David Stout article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-03-13T07:52:29.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-10-01T09:03:07.540Z article:section: Entertainment og:title: Watch Obama Read #MeanTweets About Himself og:description: “You know the lol is redundant when you have the haha” og:url: https://time.com/3743758/obama-mean-tweets-jimmy-kimmel/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt03bccc68a7c27d66/6987837906f2c149b6334698/jimmy-kimmel-barack-obama.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2560 og:image:height: 1440 og:image:alt: ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live" - Season 13 og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Watch Obama Read #MeanTweets About Himself twitter:description: “You know the lol is redundant when you have the haha” twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt03bccc68a7c27d66/6987837906f2c149b6334698/jimmy-kimmel-barack-obama.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 video:duration: 01:11 video:published: 2015-03-13 section: entertainment topics: late-night television, mean tweets segment, celebrity comedy, Barack Obama, Jimmy Kimmel Live, social media criticism, presidential humor, fan reaction genre: comedy, talk show segment tones: playful, light, admiring, irreverent emotions: amusement (high), admiration (medium), warmth (medium) sentiment: positive audience: late-night TV viewers, political news readers, general entertainment audiences, social media users people: Jimmy Kimmel, Barack Obama, RWSurferGirl organizations: Senate, Huffington Post, Bustle, TIME products: Jimmy Kimmel Live content_suitability: politics [00:00-01:11]; profanity [00:11-00:22] transcript_source: publisher captions transcript_reviewed: not applicable ---  # Watch President Obama Read Mean Tweets About Himself on _Jimmy Kimmel_ > Sponsored content. 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And Thursday, it was President Barack Obama's turn._ Description, summary, key points, chapters, key quotes, questions and transcript, where present, were produced automatically from the video or its captions and were not reviewed. ## Summary Jimmy Kimmel has Barack Obama read mean tweets about himself on his show, following many other celebrities who have done the same. Obama reads tweets that joke about his leadership and his golf habits, and he responds with good humor. The segment is presented as a comedic moment that fans and outlets praised. ## Key points - Jimmy Kimmel has gotten most major celebrities to read mean tweets about themselves on television. (00:00) - President Obama was the guest in the mean tweets segment on Thursday night. (00:08) - One tweet suggested that Obama needed lifehacks on how to be a good president. (00:11) - A tweet joked about leaving Obama on a golf course halfway around the world. (00:29) - Obama responded to one tweet by saying RWSurferGirl's idea was a great one. (00:41) - Obama admitted the tweets were not nearly as mean as what the Senate says about him. (00:44) - Jimmy Kimmel fans loved the bit, with the Huffington Post calling it your American dream come true. (00:53) - Bustle called the mean tweets reading the epitome of comedy and class. (00:58) ## Chapters - [00:00 to 00:27] Setup and first mean tweets. The host introduces Obama's turn reading mean tweets and the first jokes about presidential advice and LOL usage are read. - [00:27 to 00:44] Obama's good-sport reaction. The segment notes Obama's willingness to take part, including a golf joke and his reply to one tweet. - [00:44 to 01:11] Praise and closing remarks. Obama comments that the tweets were milder than Senate criticism, and media praise for the segment is cited before the closing remark. ## Key quotes - [00:11] unknown tweet author: "Somebody send Obama some lifehacks on how to be a good president." - [00:29] Host: "We have to admit our fearless leader was a pretty great sport during the mean tweet sesh." - [00:41] Barack Obama: "Well. RWSurferGirl, I think that's a great idea." - [00:44] Host: "President Obama admitted those tweets weren't nearly as mean as what the Senate says about him." - [01:01] Host: "Bustle called the mean tweets reading the epitome of comedy and class." ## Questions this video answers - What did Jimmy Kimmel have President Obama do on his show? [00:08] - How did President Obama react to the mean tweets? [00:38] - What did President Obama say about the mean tweets compared to Senate criticism? [00:44] - How did fans and media outlets respond to the segment? [00:53] ## Content suitability - politics [00:00-01:11]: Segment centers on a sitting president and includes a reference to Senate criticism of him. - profanity [00:11-00:22]: Mild humorous references to LOL and haha in tweets read aloud; no strong profanity present. by [David Stout](https://time.com/author/david-stout/) ## David Stout Mar 13, 2015 7:52 AM UTC Jimmy Kimmel has gotten pretty much every major celebrity to read mean tweets about themselves. And Thursday, it was President Barack Obama's turn. by [David Stout](https://time.com/author/david-stout/) ## David Stout Mar 13, 2015 7:52 AM UTC With his approval rating hovering below 50%, there’s no shortage of Americans who take issue with President Barack Obama. The Commander in Chief faced the music on Thursday night when he appeared on the famed #MeanTweets segment of _Jimmy Kimmel Live_ to read some of the more comical musings about his performance as President and his decision to wear “THOSE jeans.” Watch the full video [here](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDocnbkHjhI). _Read next:_ [_Watch Jimmy Kimmel Read Mean Tweets About Himself and His Pro-Vaccination Message_](http://time.com/3729914/jimmy-kimmel-vaccination-tweets/?iid=time%5Freadnext) ### See Photos of Barack Obama in College  Chance Encounter In 1980, when Obama was a freshman at Occidental College in Los Angeles, he was approached by an aspiring photographer named Lisa Jack, who asked him if he would be willing to pose for some black and white photographs that she could use in her portfolio. Lisa Jack  Handsome Of her first meeting (in a campus eatery) with Obama, Jack remembers only that "He was really cute. But what else does a 20-year-old girl remember?" Lisa Jack  Styled In the photos, Jack says, "You can see he is just posing, initially, but as the shoot goes on, he starts to come out. He was very charismatic even then." Lisa Jack  Prop Jack never realized her dream of becoming a photographer and is now a psychologist. Lisa Jack  Pose Jack and Obama would see each other only a few more times while students. But in 2005, while on a tour, she spotted Obama on Capitol Hill and yelled hello. "He knew exactly who I was after all this time," Jack says. "I was amazed." Lisa Jack  Doubt On a dare from a skeptical friend, Jack decided to track down her negatives from the shoot. Lisa Jack  Searcher Initially, before she dug the film out from her basement, Jack never thought her pictures would have much life beyond her own darkroom. Lisa Jack  Smile When she found them, the images of Obama "blew me away," she says. "I had no idea I'd taken a whole roll of film." Lisa Jack  Charm For a while, Jack put the negatives in a safety-deposit box, so that they could not be used until after the election, when there would be no chance they could be used for a political purpose.  Thoughtful Today, Jack says, she hopes the photos reveal a "spirit of fun and thoughtfulness." Lisa Jack  The Man Who Would Be President "I'm not political," Jack says, "(But) these are historic photos and they should be shared." Lisa Jack [_Listen to the most important stories of the day._](http://time.com/newsletter/the-brief/?sl%5Fautoplay=true&xid=spl-fullbrief-article) ## Transcript [00:00] Now Jimmy Kimmel has gotten pretty much every [00:02] celebrity out there to read mean tweets about [00:04] themselves out loud on television. And Thursday night [00:08] it was President Barack Obama's turn in the hot seat. [00:11] Somebody send Obama some lifehacks on how to be a [00:13] good president. Haha. Like I bet that would help. [00:17] LOL. You know the LOL is redundant [00:22] when you add the haha. [ LAUGH ] [ LAUGH ] We [00:27] have to admit our fearless leader was a pretty great [00:29] sport during the mean tweet sesh. I mean, if someone [00:32] told me they wanted to leave me on a golf course [00:35] halfway around the world, I'd veto that in a hot second. [00:38] But instead, President Obama's reaction went a little [00:41] something like this. Well. RWSurferGirl, I think that's a [00:44] great idea. President Obama admitted those tweets [00:48] weren't nearly as mean as what the Senate says about [00:50] him. So at least there's that, right? [ LAUGH ] Of course, [00:53] Jimmy Kimmel fans were absolutely loving the bit. A [00:56] writer. Huffington Post dubbed it, your American [00:58] dream come true. And Bustle called the mean tweets [01:01] reading the epitome of comedy and class. Well, we're [01:04] glad President Barack Obama can handle both the free [01:07] world and mean jokes about his dad jeans at the [01:09] same time. 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