Obama: I Did Not Announce Bid To Become UN Secretary-General

PARIS, FRANCE - DECEMBER 02: Former US President Barack Obama delivers a speech during the 7th summit of "Les Napoleons" at Maison de la Radio on December 2, 2017 in Paris, France. Obama is the exceptional guest of ... PARIS, FRANCE - DECEMBER 02: Former US President Barack Obama delivers a speech during the 7th summit of "Les Napoleons" at Maison de la Radio on December 2, 2017 in Paris, France. Obama is the exceptional guest of "Les Napoleons" summit, a bi-annual symposium, created in 2015, dedicated to all the actors of innovation in communication and development around the world. (Photo by Chesnot/Getty Images) MORE LESS
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Former President Barack Obama never campaigned to become U.N. secretary-general, despite a false story claiming he had announced a bid and was consulting others.

A story appearing on more than two dozen websites says Obama is seeking the job “to advance his globalist agenda on the world stage.” Obama’s office says the story is not true and he’s happy as a private citizen.

A secretary-general also generally doesn’t campaign, but has to be nominated first by the U.N. Security Council. Any one of that council’s permanent members (China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom and the United States) could veto the selection.

The story also incorrectly refers to Obama attempting to follow Secretary General Ban Ki-moon. Ban left the post in 2016 and was succeeded by Antonio Guterres.

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  1. Avatar for ljb860 ljb860 says:

    but but but it is obummer and we all know that he lies every chance he gets.

  2. Just imagine how having President Obama as UN Sec Gen would play with the RW conspiracy types who think that the UN is trying to take over the world. Surely, the UN police would come to take your guns away the same day Pres. Obama assumed his new duties. Talk about RW fever dreams.

  3. Wish he or biden would express interest, just to make rethugs go even nuttier.

  4. Avatar for tao tao says:

    Nasty Obama! Smeagol hates him forever!
    Pretty sure it would get a US security council veto.

  5. Avatar for caltg caltg says:

    While I can certainly understand Obama’s wish to continue enjoying his still-young status as a private citizen, he has certainly earned it. But the former President is possessed of a talent, a gentility, an intellect, a vision, and a moral compass that would greatly benefit the world as a whole as well as our country were he to assume a role on the world stage. Perhaps UN Secretary-General or some other post, but we should encourage him to consider this.

    Of course, should Obama take on such a prominent post, it would drive the current occupant of the White House to distraction, even more so than the jackass already is.

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