Obama: I Could Win A Third Term If I Ran (VIDEO)

U.S. President Barack Obama waves as he arrives to deliver a speech to the African Union, Tuesday, July 28, 2015, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. On the final day of his African trip, Obama is focusing on economic opportun... U.S. President Barack Obama waves as he arrives to deliver a speech to the African Union, Tuesday, July 28, 2015, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. On the final day of his African trip, Obama is focusing on economic opportunities and African security. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) MORE LESS
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President Barack Obama said on Tuesday he could win a third term if he ran again. But, he noted, the Constitution won’t let him.

“I actually think I’m a pretty good President. I think if I ran, I could win. I can’t,” Obama said in his speech to the African Union in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on the last day of his trip to the continent.

Obama is the first sitting U.S. President to visit Ethiopia. During his trip there, he has advocated for gay rights in Africa and reforming the continent’s counterterrorism policies.

Watch a clip of Obama’s comment, from the Washington Free Beacon:

Correction: This post has been updated to show that Obama was the first sitting President to visit Ethiopia.

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  1. I love the unleashed Obama. He is trolling not only the GOP but his own party. I will sorely miss this man.

  2. Oh, you naughty, naughty president. When GOP heads explode, who’s gonna clean up the mess? And the frothing at the mouth and driveling spittle. That’s a slipping hazard. Have a care.

  3. We all knew Bill Clinton could have won a third term too…

  4. Not you alone!

  5. Then he can finally enact his dastardly plan to confiscate all the guns and lock up Real Americans in empty Wal-Marts unless they agree to get gay married.

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