{"id":38,"date":"2026-05-10T18:04:43","date_gmt":"2026-05-10T18:04:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=38"},"modified":"2026-05-10T18:04:43","modified_gmt":"2026-05-10T18:04:43","slug":"obama-weighs-in-on-colbert-for-president-current-political-climate-and-aliens-on-the-late-show-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=38","title":{"rendered":"Obama weighs in on Colbert for president, current political climate, and aliens on \u2018The Late Show\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<div>\n<p><span>In an interview with Stephen Colbert on \u201cThe Late Show\u201d Tuesday, former president Barack Obama took a subtle swipe at the current commander in chief. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=37\">Maine\u2019s Susan Collins reveals she\u2019s long been diagnosed with a benign tremor<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>When Colbert told Obama that he\u2019s been encouraged to consider running for president when his CBS show goes off the air at the end of the month, the former president didn\u2019t discourage the idea. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cPut it this way,\u201d Obama said. \u201cI think that you could perform significantly better than some folks that we\u2019ve seen. \u2026 I have great confidence in that.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span>Ba-dum-tss! <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>In the pre-taped conversation at the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago, which opens in June, the former president didn\u2019t mention his successor by name, but did raise concerns about some of the actions of the Trump administration. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=36\">What do New York, Maine, and Indiana have in common? The ruling class was thrown out.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cWe can survive a lot,\u201d Obama said. \u201cWe can\u2019t overcome the politicization of the criminal justice system. The awesome power of the state. You can\u2019t have a situation in which whoever is in charge of the government starts using that to go after their political enemies or reward their friends.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cThe second thing is our military,\u201d he said. \u201cDon\u2019t politicize our military.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>Colbert also asked Obama about a comment he made earlier this year about the existence of aliens. Talking to podcaster Brian Tyler Cohen in February, Obama said: \u201cThey\u2019re real but I haven\u2019t seen them. \u2026 They\u2019re not being kept in Area 51. There\u2019s no underground facility unless there\u2019s this enormous conspiracy and they hid it from the president of the United States.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>In his sitdown with Colbert, Obama clarified (sort of) his earlier remark.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cFor those of you who still think that we\u2019ve gotten little green men underground somewhere, one of the things you learn as president is that the government is terrible at keeping secrets,\u201d he said. \u201cThis idea of conspiracy theories \u2014 if there were aliens or alien spaceships or anything under the control of the United States government \u2026 I promise you some guy guarding the installation would have taken a selfie with one of the aliens and sent it to his girlfriend to impress her. There would be leaks.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=35\">President of Parks and Rec? 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