Obama on the state of the world: the extended Vox conversation 

Realizing how nice it is that he can talk in full sentences.

He was actually a good President. One thing is certain, he is a highly intelligent man.

I think if republicans watched this (so long as they didn't know it was Obama speaking) they would agree with most, if not all, of what he is saying

I will really miss him as the president, and I'm a European...

I think we all are going to really appreciate Obama in 10 or 20 years...

Obama basically says (and arguably did) everything that a Trump supporter would like to hear from (and see done by) a president. But Obama acts like an adult, and not like a child

I was brought up in a Texas Evangelical Christian True Red Republican Family, and was taught to basically hate President Obama from a pretty early age. As I've grown up and started asking questions like "why?", I've watched more and more of his speeches and interviews. Now, I view him in a different light. He's the president who tried to fix America, and pressures within and without forced him to settle. He's the president we needed, we just didn't know it at the time.

I forgot what it’s like to have a president that can articulate their thoughts on foreign policy.

When Obama was first elected, I was very sceptical of him. But in hindsight, and especially with the current set of prospective candidates, he wasn't that bad after all, especially in foreign policy.

How the hell did Vox get an interview with Obama?

During his presidency, we respected America, But America is a joke now.

Can someone give me a valid reason to hate him? Please?

He made this country really respectable.

What a real president sounds like.

Politics aside. Man! how did we go from an intelligent well articulated grown up to an (insert antonyms for all of the previous adjectives)

Could you imagine Trump answering these questions?

OBAMA COME BACK, YOU CAN BLAME TRUMP ON US. WE WERE WRONG, AND WE CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT OBAMA

This is one of the best interviews of him that I ever seen.

Why was this not on CNN and every other major news station?

your foreign policy is not helping the weakness

Such a wise and learned man but I always disagree with him on how he dealt with Israel over his tenure.

Obama spoke seriously amazing. I saw another Lincoln.

This man should be celebrated. He should have his own holiday.

Teared up a smidgeon. I don't understand how people think he doesn't care and that he hates America. BEST interview yet. Since he can't run for a third term, Michelle is a wonderful alternative--just saying (:

He is like a wise sage who can see the matrix.

I'm pretty sure I have brought up this point before, but... is it just me or does matt interrupt (former) President Obama a good bit and a couple times it seems like he was twisting his words.

Vox does someone monitor the ignorant, racist, violent, hate that is being spewed by comments? Why not disable comments on all videos if your inviting and allowing disgusting humans to spew such inaccurate hateful racist garbage?

I like the deep soothing "Yeah" 's and "Right" 's!

All this hate... If ur not happy try to change sth. not the way to go is hate...the way to go is trust, love and forgiveness...shows truly a strong person if you think about it :) Help people to understand your side... they won't be helped (and you won't be helped) if you just hate on them...just my opinion. Everybody have a great day and never forget to smile :P

16:50 .. intolerant religious sex ... best kind of sex ...

Sometimes it cross through my mind that he will pull a neurolizer and delete our memories :v

this guy just talk for the sake of talk, he has no vision of the world at all. big fish always eat smaller fish do u know that

Nixon: Bugs one office and is forced to resign. Obama: Bugs the whole country and is praised.

Great job with the interview, Vox.

He’s aware of his every word. Height of rationality!

MAKE THIS A MILLION VIEWS

Too much unfair criticism on Obama's administration. As you see in this interview, the interviewer will ask Obama a broad question, Obama answers broadly, then he tells Obama he missed something which leads to Obama explaining his stance on another much more specific issue. I feel like millennial media still looks to blame instead of looking for information, and the claim that millennial media is to the point is completely false. Stop looking for stories, let the stories come to you. Ask Obama the question you want to ask him instead of looking for holes in his responses and using them to judge his administration.

He is definitely not perfect, but he's definitely wise, competent and tries his best.

Hey Brother,I still have 4 dogs wich are Pedro,Moustapha Mourad,Saifon &Noemi.Have fun and may God bless America !

wow coming back and watching this after this year of watching Trump makes you so wish for the way it was before.

"Obama you rock!" -Everyone

I miss Obama!!

I want to meet him so badly

Live 2 ride ..ride 2 live

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This was an excellent interview. Very informative.

Good God I get more bored listening to Obama than listening to two old guys with bad hearing have a difficult conversation.

Better then Trump

If you asked Trump these questions:I have a very successful business. I will be build a wall.

I just have a smile on my face imagining Trump trying to answer those questions x) f**king hilarious the world we live in.

Came here to sanitize my brain after that Trump Axios interview.

I'm gonna miss this kind of depth and insight.

No matter what you think of him as a president, Obama's a generally cool guy. He's a guy you could just hang out with.

Wow, his intellectual depth is on full display here. He will go down in history as a great President who had to contend with some very serious challenges- economically, politically and militarily- in a polarized and dysfunctional political environment and yet more often than not he came out on top. His resume sparkles with some great accomplishments.

Obama's voice is chololate to my ears

a wise and profound man. I find it funny how he has to state that "we cant solve every problem by just occupying all kinds of places", like thats not fucking obvious. Sadly it is not to many people

I have to give it to Vox, they did a great job with conducting and editing this interview.

Greatest. President. Ever. Thank You for being born, sir.

I just watched Bernie and now Obama, and have to be honest, I love Obama, his voice, his with, and realism. I wish he could stay for another term

It is good that US has one of the smartest president.

He's not perfect but really the best we've had in a while. Would never go back to Bush Jr. Era.

I got scared every time Matt cut him off. Then I remember this isn't Russia.

I'm Canadian and I wish we had a prime minister who thinks like Obama. Why do you Americans hate him so much? Under his Presidency, the US ended two very expensive wars, recovered from the 2008 financial crisis, introduced universal healthcare, significantly lowered unemployment, and has improved international relations with other nations. On top of that, he has the workings of a decent, practical solution to finally improving stability in the Middle east over the next 15-20 years for good. Heck, I'd trade Stephen Harper for him any day, you guys would love him. Effectively silencing media and government scientists, managed to turn a $15B surplus into a $56B deficit in four years, opposes universal healthcare, shut down the government (twice), has no real plan to combat climate change, and has destroyed Canada's reputation and role in the UN as global peacekeepers.

I wish Obama could be my Prime Minister

I am hearing this in 2017 --- I remember the time when presidents were smart people who knew things, cultures and how to navigate foreign policy. Heck that was only 2 years ago.

Gosh I miss having a professional, well spoken president

During his presidency, we respected America, But America is a joke now.

He is a gift to humanity! I'm sad that his rule is ending, he could have transformed his country and the world further, if he could serve an additional term.Although, I understand that, the rule is precautionary, i can't help but bemoan the end of the presidency of such a great man, who I am glad is the leader of the free world and not to forget, the most likable American president by people who are not even Americans. Nothing would shock me more, than that the same people who voted, supported and believed in Obama would elect Trump to lead them. It would be a fate, worst than a meteoroid strike and wide spread world epidemic combined! The world needs Americans to vote wisely! have high hopes, please don't disappoint.

Imagine Trump answering these type questions.......sad

He is incredibly intelligent and likeable, I cannot say the same for Donald Trump nor Hillary Clinton.

Obama, from my viewpoint, did a lot lot better in his situation than anyone else would in a better situation.

Man..... I really miss having an intelligent president..... :(

Can y’all do a 2020 version please? My soul needs it.

Miss the old times when America wasn't a fascist idiocracy.

Man. This didn't age well. I wept when this man left office. He's here celebrating America's war crimes. How did I not see it?

He didn't say "believe me" one time. How does he do it?

i took Obama for granted

If Obama wants TTP passed, let congress read it and vote. That's the only way I'd support it.

Sitting here in November 2020 with a madman refusing to admit he lost his reelection, as a millennial this interview rings of the reverence & nostalgia the boomer generation seem to hold for the 1950's....

Yea one good point made by the interviewer on 14:07 when he said why should we partner with dictators who suppress their people with brutal crimes against human rights.

Can you imagine Trump talking like this? Yeah me neither.

Trump can't be Obama successor.

An articulate public figure, who doesn't bully, bluster, or promote racism....I miss Obama so much more than I imagined I would back in 2015.

Damn he was a great president , the world didn't understand him so some people didn't understand him, he was ahead of his time

The fact that we went from Obama to Trump....

I miss Obama...

I love the way he describes ISIS without wording out the name of the religion. Zealots. Cause that's what ISIS is, zealots. yours truly, a muslim

Did Obama just say US did a good job in the 20th century? Like committing war crimes in Vietnam, Iran, Chile, Iraq, Cambodia, Nicaragua, Grenada, Cuba, Haiti, etc.?

Obamas foreign policy: what he said in this video trumps: Kim (north Korea) sent me a lovely personal letter

Imagine a drinking game for when ever Obama says "Uhh", you'd be dead.

How can anyone not see that this is one of the best presidents America is ever going to get???

I would like to see Trump putting together a talk like this

Yep, Obama really is a 1.5x person.

This used to be our President. (T_T)

God they are sitting TOO CLOSE together.

So weird to hear a politician actually answer the questions he is given... instead of reciting rehearsed party lines containing vague generalities that have nothing to do with the question.

Thanks Obama

“A really efficient totalitarian state would be one in which the all-powerful executive of political bosses and their army of managers control a population of slaves who do not have to be coerced, because they love their servitude.” ― Aldous Huxley, Brave New World

Can we do one of these in 2020?

why didn't he become the dictator everyone of those conspiracy theorists warned us about?