Obama responded, “Of course.” Another reporter shouted, “Any words for the American people?” The 44th president of the United States answered, “Thank you.” Donald Trump will be sworn ...

😂 Thank you Obama for just being you and nailing the zingers just at the right time 🩵” Another user on X added, “Best ...

“Thank you for NOT attending any of the orange festivities,” someone else said, with an emoji of a clown face. “We understand your absence,” another supporter told Obama. “The hypocrisy ...

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Obama described the occasion as an opportunity for Americans "especially our young people, to say thank you for all the things we love from Japan." "Like karate and karaoke. Manga and anime.

"Thank you." Then, in what seemed to be a lighthearted moment, Obama asked, "How can we stop this?" Both men laughed, and the crowd around them seemed to erupt in response to their exchange.