--- description: Obama's sketch at the White House Correspondents Dinner mentioned brands including McDonald's, SoulCycle, Snapchat, LinkedIn and Chevy. title: President Obama's Next Job? Brand Ambassador! image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6c1a6d90001386fc/698891755f570fac0db20ba9/obama1.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Ideas](/section/ideas/) ## Ideas Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [politics](/tag/politics/) ## politics Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # President Obama's Next Job? Brand Ambassador!  by [Kirsten Salyer](/author/kirsten-salyer/)  ## Kirsten Salyer Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 2, 2016 6:33 PM CUT  President Barack Obama attends the White House Correspondents' Association annual dinner at the Washington Hilton hotel in Washington, D.C., on April 30, 2016. President Barack Obama attends the White House Correspondents' Association annual dinner at the Washington Hilton hotel in Washington, D.C., on April 30, 2016.Pool—Getty Images  by [Kirsten Salyer](/author/kirsten-salyer/)  ## Kirsten Salyer Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 2, 2016 6:33 PM CUT What will President Barack Obama do when he leaves office? If his sketch at Saturday night’s White House Correspondents Dinner was any indication, he could be a shoo-in for a job as a brand ambassador. If he gets bored with golf, that is. The “[Couch Commander](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QIJoAb1bUOc "undefined")” video was littered with references to companies and products. Vice President Joe Biden modeled his collection of **aviators**. Michelle Obama scolded her husband for using her **iPhone** for a disastrous **Snapchat** Obamacare PSA—and then she went to **SoulCycle**. Former House Speaker John Boehner offered some advice—”Stop sending me all these **LinkedIn** requests”—and reminisced on post-politician life: “Yesterday, I had a **beer** at 11:30 in the morning, and **McDonald’s** serves breakfast all day long.” He said he also “finally got the grand bargain on a sweet **Chevy** **Tahoe**,” before offering Obama a **cigarette**. Obama has said he plans to stay in D.C. for [at least two years](http://www.politico.com/story/2016/03/president-obama-stay-in-washington-220200 "undefined") after his term ends. Does he have what it takes to make a career change and dive into the Kardashian-filled world of [promoting brands online](http://jezebel.com/heres-how-much-celebrities-make-in-the-instagram-produc-1740632946 "undefined")? Let’s evaluate: Name recognition? Check. Huge social network? Check. Four to eight years of self-marketing experience. Check. He even seems to be laying the groundwork to enter into the fashion influencer space. “I can just be me,” he said. “I can wear my mom jeans in peace.” Heads up, Levi’s. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"OpinionNewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4314458/obama-boehner-sketch/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4314458/obama-boehner-sketch/"},"headline":"President Obama's Next Job? 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