In an interview airing Monday, the queen of daytime sat down with the commander in chief and the first lady for this country's version of a royal meeting of the minds.
While there was certainly plenty to talk about, Oprah Winfrey had to ask Barack and Michelle Obama about weirdo-controversy No. 1: the suspicions—recently perpetuated by Donald Trump of all people—that the president was not born in the United States.
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"We've got some serious decisions to make," Obama said, "about how do we bring our deficit down and our debt down, but do it in a way that preserves what makes America great—our investments in education, our investments in infrastructure, our investments in basic research, making sure that we've got a strong safety net for our seniors.
"And during the course of this major debate, where I gave a big speech and the Republicans voted on their proposal, the biggest news was this birth certificate thing."
"We can't be distracted by sideshows," the president added, "and, as I said at my press conference, carnival barkers who are going around trying to get attention instead of actually solving the problems."
The entire interview, Winfrey's first with a sitting head of state in 25 years, airs May 2, the first day of the final month of The Oprah Winfrey Show. The big O signs off on May 25.
While there was certainly plenty to talk about, Oprah Winfrey had to ask Barack and Michelle Obama about weirdo-controversy No. 1: the suspicions—recently perpetuated by Donald Trump of all people—that the president was not born in the United States.
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"We've got some serious decisions to make," Obama said, "about how do we bring our deficit down and our debt down, but do it in a way that preserves what makes America great—our investments in education, our investments in infrastructure, our investments in basic research, making sure that we've got a strong safety net for our seniors.
"And during the course of this major debate, where I gave a big speech and the Republicans voted on their proposal, the biggest news was this birth certificate thing."
"We can't be distracted by sideshows," the president added, "and, as I said at my press conference, carnival barkers who are going around trying to get attention instead of actually solving the problems."
The entire interview, Winfrey's first with a sitting head of state in 25 years, airs May 2, the first day of the final month of The Oprah Winfrey Show. The big O signs off on May 25.
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