Obama Late Show

Obama sharpens his interview skills on 'Late Show'

By Cristiano Lima

President Barack Obama dusted the cobwebs off the old resume Monday.

POLITICO reported Monday that post-presidency Obama, along with former Attorney General Eric Holder, is planning to launch a massive initiative to chip away at the Republican Party's dominance in state legislatures and the U.S. House of Representatives. But visiting "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" on Monday night, the second-term president was given a chance to tune-up his interview skills in the event his plans should fall through.

"Tough time to start over for a man," Colbert quipped, acting as a fictitious office manager named Randy, before jokingly mispronouncing Obama's name as "O'Balmer."

"Close enough," the president said.

Asked why he had failed to earn any promotions the past eight years as president, Obama replied: "Honestly, there wasn't a lot of room for advancement in my last job. The only one with a more powerful position was my wife."

Colbert and Obama then delved into the "birther" conspiracy that reemerged this election cycle thanks to the past accusations logged by Republican nominee Donald Trump.

"It doesn't say here. Where were you born?" Colbert prodded.

"Really?" Obama said with a grin and a laugh.

The president also poked fun of his use of executive orders, a common area of criticism from Republican opposition, saying one such order had landed him 77 million Twitter followers.

Colbert and Obama also did not pass up an opportunity to take a not-so-subtle dig at Trump, with the late night host giving Obama a choice between two office snacks in a thinly veiled metaphor for the presidential election.

"I have two choices for you here," Colbert said. "Would you care for an extra fiber nutrient bar, which has traveled to more than 100 countries, or this shriveled tangerine covered in golden retriever hair, filled with bile that I wouldn't leave alone with the woman I love?"

"I think I will go with the fiber nutrient bar," Obama said.