The ladies on The View may have had their biggest celebrity yet drop by the show today, President Barack Obama.
Obama’s pre-recorded stint on the show Thursday was the first on a daytime talk show by an active president. Vice President Joe Biden had appeared on the show back in April. Obama was actually on The View twice before being elected.
On Thursday, Obama addressed many relevant topics currently making headlines, including the recent incident regarding Shirley Sherrod, a USDA official who was terminated after a blogger posted a speech she gave about race and took it out of context.
“What I do think happened in that situation is that a 24/7 media cycle that is always looking for controversy and oftentimes doesn’t get to the facts first generated a phony controversy,” Obama said. “A lot of people overreacted, including people in my administration. And part of the lesson that I want everyone to draw is, let’s not assume the worst of other people but let’s assume the best. Let’s make sure we get the fact straight before we act.”
You can check out some of the video from Obama’s appearance below:
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