Obama Hits Critics Who Want Him to Be More Like Jon Stewart

Former President Barack Obama believes that speaking out more often, like late-night TV’s overtly political hosts, would only “diminish his impact.”

“For me to function like Jon Stewart, even once a week, just going off, just ripping what was happening... then I’m not a political leader, I’m a commentator.” Obama, 64, declared in an interview with The New Yorker on Monday.

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