The Most Iconic (and Cringeworthy) Moments in Talk Show History

Obama reads mean tweets about himself

One of Jimmy Kimmel's funniest bits is "Mean Tweets", a segment in which celebrities read mean tweets about themselves on video. One particular segment was groundbreaking for a number of reasons, the primary being that it involved none other than President Barack Obama.

It quickly became obvious that Obama had an excellent sense of humor, delivering each scathing tweet in his signature presidential voice. He even managed to get in a few shots at the commenters as well.

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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.