Obama laughs as he hints Colbert could perform better than Trump as president, says 'bar has changed'

This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. ©2026 FOX News Network, LLC. All rights reserved. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Market data provided by Factset. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Legal Statement. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by LSEG. Former President Barack Obama laughed as he took multiple veiled digs at President Donald Trump during an interview with Stephen Colbert on Tuesday. Former President Barack Obama laughed as he slighted President Donald Trump during an interview with late-night host Stephen Colbert on Tuesday — suggesting the liberal comedian would make a better president. "We're gonna have to do some work to return to this basic norm, and we probably now have to codify it. The White House shouldn't be able to direct the Attorney General to go around prosecuting whoever the president wants," Obama said, as the audience applauded. Obama said the president shouldn't "politicize our military," again without naming Trump directly. He added, "A good policy that I'd like to see followed is that the President of the United States shouldn't have a bunch of side hustles, that