President Barack Obama Speaks With VICE News 

I think the Obama hating is just another bandwagon. Most of the people insulting him just seem to be closet racists who have nothing better to do than hate on him without any actual political reason. If somebody can give me an unbiased and non-religious opinion on why Obama is a bad president, then I'll be interested.

Some Americans really take Obama for granted. I won't be surprised if history shows he was one of our greatest presidents.

obama should try to talk more about how impossible it is to do something without the congresses approval.

Can we keep him as President like forever?!

what a softball interview...

Obama speaks with such elegance and grace. Thank you Vice for this interview.

I like President Obama's answer to Shane's question regarding political gridlock. If people are dissatisfied with the lack of movement in regards to developing issues such as climate change, vote so we can be rid of the officials (Senator James Inhofe for example) that are holding us back.

The level of intelligence in this comment section is absolutely scary. People think every issue is as easy as black and white. At least he is acknowledging decriminalization and progressing towards full legalization. But that's not good enough for all the immature adults who care only about themselves and not more serious things like our very fuckin existence. smh

Man, those are a lot of pretty interesting opinions. If only he was in a position to do something about this... Uhm...

Not his biggest fan, but he is very, very intelligent and composed.

"You guys wana get a picture with the crew before we get out of here?" Guy with assault rifle walks into frame

Wow, I hadn't seen that chairman of the senate present a snowball to the senate as proof against global warming before. I have a hard time believing he's that dumb, that he doesn't know what averages are. Sold out, for sure.

I am Tunisian and I respect this man !

Im a Republican but i still like Obama. I just wish he would do something he seems like a smart man but i wish he would do somtehing with his power he sees problems but he does nothing to try to fix them.

That's a president! And you replaced this by Trump, Americans. Don't know if I should cry or laugh. Concerning climate change... Cry... Definitely cry.

I love that at 5:22 a phone went off during an interview with the President of the U.S. Not hating, just found it funny.

I can't wait to hear Shane talk about this when he's on Joe Rogans podcast next.

This reminds me of The Interview. Vice had to show which questions were about to be asked beforehand. Vice had to shot the movie in the right angle and the right lightning for the Supreme Leader. Vice had to show the reportage to the supreme leaders staff before released. Vice could not ask the questions rest of the world is asking. If this resonates with you please search Non Agression Principle or Voluntarism.

Guess sometimes you have to do what is right and not what's popular as a Leader . Probably the most Briliant president ever

Powerful Shane Smith!!!!!

I'm always shocked at how smart Obama is.

woww this is probably the only time in history vice will get to interview a great prez

17:38 "Thanks Chris" LOL

I love VICE it is so good. The best documentaries on RU-vid.

I'd love to see Obama be inspired by JFK and not be afraid to make decisions which will help the future generations. If he stopped being just a nice guy who goes along with the banking agenda then he might become the most influential, visionary and positive figure of all time.

Any signs of Illuminati?

love the way he challenged him on the drone war…

I absolutely loved this. Powerful interview and i'm satisfied with Obama's responses.

GREAT! interview with a great leader-- A true statesman and I am going to mis having this great man in our White House!

I don't like the way Barack Obama handles his business. He lacks self awareness and always talks like a sleazy lawyer. I voted for him both times, the second time with almost no enthusiasm. I am disappointed by the condition our society is in, and the direction we are heading. I hope the next president brings much needed strength and leadership to our country. These are my thoughts, and I thank you for reading. God bless.

Thank god for this interview

I'm Republican myself, but I couldn't help but agree with Obama on a lot of this. Especially with climate change and Iran and that bullshit letter the Republicans sent over there.

Nearly all complete lies wrapped in a cloak of truth!

Thanks Vice News for that interview. It's refreshing to see that an interview pin-point issues and things which are do important and take time to get President Barack Obama view about it.

disappointed that VICE would deliver this kind of pandering journalism. i have always admired VICE because in episodes of political conflict, they usually (and i underline the word "usually", there are certainly exceptions and instances of bias) give equal opportunities for multiple different sides to present their full views and opinions on matters. the interviewer in this just seemed to be throwing campaign bullet-points to Obama and then lapping up his answers. for a news outlet that has crafted a reputation on presenting such a great alternative to mainstream media, i was disappointed in this interview.

Can you guys open a vice office in Atlanta please? Thanks I filled out my resume and everything

Imagine if congress consisted of people like Obama. The world would be fixed.

I'm from eastern European country and I support Obama!

Great interview! Very well done.

Disappointing Shane. You failed to press him on anything, let alone ask any follow-up questions.

This conversation should have been a lot longer. We want real answers.

"I tell you it's a fun job. Every day I wake up and have a bird's eye view of the world, then they bring me the list of folks and I tick some names and they just go and drone them, and their families, weddings you know, whole villages. I love how much impact I can do on the lives of the regular folk anywhere in the world".

For a second I thought that was Action Bronson interviewing Obama LOL.

Treat yourself today and don't read these comments.

Friggin' WOW. This was an amazing interview. One of the best Obama interviews I've ever seen in fact. Kudos Shane for bringing out these great answers to these important questions, don't know how you did it but Obama seemed less full of rhetoric and more honest and clear than ever before. Excellent stuff man!

Vice sold out to BBC now. lol

Oh my god, out of all the things you could ask the president, you chose to ask him about terrorism and marijuana? Like really, fox news and media make these things such so overhyped and these things have absolutely no critical impact on our lives compared to all of the other things the president could've answered. Obama is a very informed man and I wish there was something that we all could've learned about from this interview instead of half of it being repeats of popular issues and things I have known about for years.

All these comments on how he's such a good president omg yall got jokes

5:25 phone goes off... really professional

I've always appreciated the amount of transparency Pres. Obama has given. Past administrations are so closed off not letting us know the Presidents personal rationale. I'll miss him very much

What that hierarchical news conference breaks

amazing interview, more ppl should watch this.

VICE getting all Barbra Walters on us....you all have come a long way =)

Kinda wish Obama could drop by my house for a bit lol

Should have asked him why the private central bank known as the Federal Reserve is still allowed to print out worthless paper currency instead of his treasury issuing out integral monetary units with no interest required.

what he said about political gridlock and our generation, the millennials, voting... that was on point.

No answer?

Best part: @14:22 and great response by Obama

What a real president sounds like.

WOW. I can't believe Shane got to interview the President. daaaaaamn I am shocked. Vice came a long way. Mad props Great Interview too.

Sadly this has less then 2 million views. Why isn't this getting way more exposure?

you can hear a phone ring in the backround 530

7:00-9:09 now close the whole discussion down! That's the whole point. That's how Obama's presidency is going down in history. The best president we have ever had, in favor of the people's interests, who we were too lazy and stupid to take advantage of. Like it or not history will show him being great for America, and will show also how those bothered by his race, used the rumor mill to cripple him, and convince the people he was fighting for to fight him for the people that are against him for being for us.

man, maybe when he's done being president he can come over an be pm in australia hahaha

Damn that was strange. What a squandered opportunity. I thought Shane Smith, who I very much admire, would have much more to say to (arguably) the most powerful person around. He's built a career challenging people like this and I just watched 18 minutes of him spoon feeding the president talking points. Why no follow up questions?! Can't help but wonder why he was playing it so safe.

This video will be available ten plus years from now. Probably forever, Kids of the future studying this time period. Please vote, it truly matters. At the moment we are in ther Trump era and another economic collapse is probably coming sooner or later. And maybe when you read this comment America won't be the world's sole superpower. My advice is to be curious, learn other languages, connect with like mind around the globe. Build Bridges not walls, and let's all do our part to change the world. This is truly weird times for America people are saddled with student loan debt, getting jobs that are minimum wage. The rise of the autos aren't yet in full swing, but many more people will lose their jobs and it will be difficult, you know how the story will play out. And hopefully, it ends up well for all of our sakes. - August 10th 2018

FINALLY a good interview of an important person in politics without an interviewer that is biased or trying to make the intervewed look supid! how about that?

I wish they would've brought up the issue of college tuition. fixing that problem would get people into school who really need to be taught about things they don't know

Lol, who's iPhone is that at 5:27? Real quiet, but it's there.

Didn't even asked real hard question

I'm very pleased to hear his views on the justice system. Prison isn't about punishment - it's about rehabilitation!

Well the german translation is pretty poor at one point. Obama says "coke" which is translated to "Koks" not "Cola" in german. But overall the interview was very great. President Obama is a likable man :)

Who forgot to silence their phone?!

Did anyone else hear the phone ring at 5:30

someone should put a bill together to legalize logic. it seems like everyone is afraid to use it.

This tiny little interview encapsulates exactly why DT will NEVER be considered a better president than Obama, when history judges both presidencies. Obama truly has his finger on the pulse of what is going on in this world, accepts responsibility for what he may have missed or messed up, sees what needs to be worked on and how to get a consensus (even if the other side was too stubborn to go along with it), and shared the kudos when something went right. DT takes credit for EVERYTHING that is good - whether a result of him or not - and throws blame for EVERYTHING that is bad - whether a result of him or not. And NEVER apologizes. AND acts like he's god. AND lies about all of it.

Build government apartments in the states, you got twenty million homeless people in the states I heard, that would just mend you would need to build government apartments, especially if half the Americans are probably on government help.

I like VICE in general but my problem is that it is a liberal based show. I originally thought that the show was going to be a bias free, fact based show. I was wrong. The show might be paid for by the left. I just watched there series and the bundy ranch and borders, amnesty. They act like the people fighting against the unconstitutional acts of the government are radicals. YOU might forget that every politician swears to obey the constitution. Granting amnesty to illegal immigrants is probably illegal, even though VICE had tried to place the blame on America for MS13, doesnt give them the right to illegally cross our borders. AND WHY DONT THEY SHOW WHAT STATE THEY ARE SHIPPING THE ILLEGALS TO. If they dont think it is to buy votes VICE is part of the problem not the solution

The intro is beautiful

I love how RU-vid lets both political parties go all out on each other in the comment sections without releasing the hounds so to speak. Not that I have heard about it, but I'm pretty sure psychology professors study RU-vid comment rants all the time.

man, Vice has come so far..

How do people not appreciate how smart this man, and how much he really caers about the American public. He answers these questions so well.

should be called vice news listens to Obama

expected more from vice

I like how he spoke of the Republican party like a child. The sad part is that's the truth of the Republican party now. They have old outdated views that are causing a rift between their party and the younger generation.

Around 15:29 Obama says we should focus on climate change before legalization of Cannabis. But legalization of Cannabis will help combat climate change. I found that interesting.

Great interview!!!

anyone with anything negative to say does not see that the President choosing Vice to allow an interview is righteous and awesome

Brilliant Interview.

So Vice asked the internet for questions to ask and these are the ones that were chosen? Marijuana legalization was the highest asked question??? People should have wanted to ask him about the TPP and how it will ruin the USA. Priorities people priorities...

I have to say that I really enjoy watching your spotlights and shows Shane Smith. I like your demeanor when you handle tough issues. One thing that I think the Pres should have said on these questions to you was that we need a more unbiased media to help bring light to a lot of the issues in this country and the world to our youth. The responsibility should not rest on the President alone to shed light on the raw truth of these problems. I watch many news threads and Vice is definitely one that shaves off the fluff on subjects. A spotlight on voting in America is one that should be done with Vice IMHO. The shame of it all is that we have many people in this country that cry about issues and never sees the polls during elections. There are countries out there that the population risks their lives to get a fair chance to vote and a lot of our citizens take that for granted. Keep up the fight!

so Great

...too many cuts to Founder Shane Smith's reactions to answers. It's like a video of his smug reactions to the President. It's bizarre and edited pretty strangely.

Did anyone else hear an iPhone at 5:29?

thanks you vice

5:24 listen closely, someone is getting a phone call haha

From 10:38 to 11:05.. He was laughing at them. lmao

I thought his comment about young people needing to get priorities straight when it comes to marijuana legalization being at or near the top of our list. However, a lot of the things that should be at the top could be helped greatly by ending prohibition. First of all, it has the potential to give our economy a huge boost in jobs and revenue, as well as raking in the tax dollars. Between the increase in tax funds and the drastic decrease in law enforcement costs (prisons, courts, probation/parole officers, mandatory drug tests, public defenders and so on), our massive budget problems would suddenly become a whole lot more manageable. That provides more money for things like foreign aide he mentioned. It would also help cut healthcare costs because of the massive medical applications marijuana has. Hemp (which is a form of cannabis that we are allowed to import into the US but not grow it ourselves) is already being used as a health food and in products like clothing and rope. However, if we were to have cannabis legalized we would be able to grow hemp in the US. This would help things like climate change, not only because of not burning the fossil fuels needed to import it, but because it can be used for biofuel. So, while yes it should not be our priority to legalize cannabis just for recreational purposes, it should be one of the higher priorities because of the solutions it offers for the more important problems our country is facing.

I bet those chairs are really comfortable.

Hear that ringtone in 5:29