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Anthony Bourdain Reflects on Teaching Barack Obama How to Slurp Noodles – TIME

President Obama speaks during his final presidential news conference, on Jan. 18, 2017.Pablo Martinez MonsivaisAP

When then-President Barack Obama visited Vietnam last spring, he and food world rockstar Anthony Bourdain had the ultimate jet-set bro date: a noodle-slurping catch-up at a casual local diner. In a new New Yorker profile on Bourdain, whose career as a down-and-out chef has morphed into a profession of unofficial cultural diplomacy thanks to his lauded CNN show, he reflects on the dinner the two famous guys shared for a wallet-friendly $6and the freedom the former president is not afforded, thanks to his especially high profile.

How often do you get to sneak out for a beer? Bourdain asked Obama as they settled into their bun cha meal.

I dont get to sneak out, period, Obama had replied, according to the story. Bourdain then walked Obama through the ritual of noodles, broth, and sausage consumption by instructing him to "dip and stir... and get ready for awesomeness."

Even drinking a beer for him is a big thing, he explains in the New Yorker story. Hes got to clear it." Bourdain also mused on Obama's more philosophical leanings. I believe whats important to him is this notion that otherness is not bad, that Americans should aspire to walk in other peoples shoes, he says. Luckily, Obama got just that kind of an experience when he and Bourdain hung out.

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Obama Donated Over $1 Million To Charity As President. Here’s Where The Money Went – Forbes


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President Obama handed out his own money after national tragedies. He gave $2,000 to a fund for families affected by the Boston bombing in 2013 and another $2,000 to the Sandy Hook Promise Foundation, which promotes gun control, three years after a ...

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Trump on Obama: ‘He likes me’ – The Hill

President Trump says he has earned former President Barack ObamaBarack ObamaTrump on Obama: 'He likes me Press: Trump to Russia with love Beyond the moonshot achieving universal cancer care MOREs respect, adding they have buried the hatchet after last years contentious campaign.

Its a very strange phenomenon, he said on Fox Newss The OReilly Factor Monday. "We get along. I dont know if hell admit this, but he likes me.

I like him because I can feel it, Trump added of his predecessor, who leveled hash criticism against the businessman during the campaign. "Thats what I do in life its called like, I understand.

Now we had a rough campaign [and] he was fighting better for Hillary than she did, he said of Obamas former secretary of State. "He was vicious during the campaign toward me, and I was vicious toward him.

We said horrible things about each other and then we hop in the car and we drive down Pennsylvania Avenue together [and] we dont even talk about it, Trump added of his Jan. 20 inauguration in Washington, D.C.

"Politics is amazing.

Trump then revealed Obama considers a military problem with a certain place to be Americas greatest upcoming challenge. He refused to say more, but added that the former leader was not referencing China.

I said, What would you say the number one, two and three problems are? Trump recounted. "And the number one problem that he felt I was a little bit surprised, but I fully understand why he said it.

I cant do that, I cant do that, he added when OReilly urged him to reveal Obamas specific concern. "I dont think [Obama] would mind if I said it, [but] I dont want that particular place to know that thats the way he or I feel.

Trump repeatedly hammered Obamas leadership during the 2016 race, challenging his handling of issues ranging from the economy to radical Islamic terrorism.

Obama endorsed Clinton over Trump, questioning the latters temperament for the presidency and portraying him as a threat to his administrations progressive accomplishments.

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Drug dealer whose sentence was commuted by Obama is back behind bars – New York Post


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National Prayer Breakfast Remarks: President Trump vs. President Obama – snopes.com

Claim: An image macro accurately compares the remarks of President Trump and former President Obama at National Prayer Breakfasts.

WHAT'S TRUE: The image used real quotes (slightly edited) from President Trump's speech at the National Prayer Breakfast in 2017 and former President Obama's speech at the same event a year earlier.

WHAT'S FALSE: The quotes aren't comparable and give the false impression that Trump's speech focused solely on television ratings and that he failed to mention God, religion, or scripture during his speech.

Origin:An image macro purportedly showing two statements, one from former President Obama at the National Prayer Breakfast in 2016 and the other from President Trump at the same event the following year, was circulated on social media in February 2017:

The quotes depicted in the image margo are largely accurate, although President Trump's remarks were edited together from a few different portions of his speech.

President Obama's speech at the 2016 National Prayer Breakfast is archived at ObamaWhiteHouse.Archive.Gov. The relevant portion of his speech can be seen at around the 1:50 mark of the following video, and we've reproduced the relevant text portion below (the bolded text was omitted from above-displayed graphic):

And on this occasion, I always enjoy reflecting on a piece of scripture thats been meaningful to me or otherwise sustained me throughout the year. And lately, Ive been thinking and praying on a verse from Second Timothy: For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind. For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.

President Trump's 2017 National Prayer Breakfast speech was also archived by the White House. The above-displayed image macro condensed a larger portion of President Trump's speech into a brief paragraph. The entire speech can be seen in the following video, and we've reproduced the relevant text portion below (bolded text was omitted from above-displayed graphic):

Thank you as well to Senate Chaplain Barry Black for his moving words. And I don't know, Chaplain, whether or not thats an appointed position. Is that an appointed position? I dont even know if youre a Democrat or if youre a Republican, but Im appointing you for another year the hell with it. (Laughter and applause.) And I think its not even my appointment, its the Senates appointment, but well talk to them. Your son is here. Your job is very, very secure, okay? (Laughter.) Thank you, Barry. Appreciate it very much.

I also want to thank my great friends, though, Roma. Wheres Roma? Beautiful Roma Downey. The voice of an angel. Shes got the voice every time I hear it, that voice is so beautiful. Everything is so beautiful about Roma, including her husband because hes a special, special friend, Mark Burnett for the wonderful introduction. So true. So true. I said to the agent, Im sorry. The only thing more I actually got on the phone and fired him myself because he said, you dont want to do it, itll never work, itll never, ever work. You dont want to do it. I said, listen but I really fired him after it became the number-one show. It became so successful, and he wanted a commission, and he didnt want to do it. Thats what I really said. (Laughter.)

But we had tremendous success on "The Apprentice." And when I ran for President, I had to leave the show. Thats when I knew for sure I was doing it. And they hired a big, big movie star Arnold Schwarzenegger to take my place. And we know how that turned out. (Laughter.) The ratings went right down the tubes. Its been a total disaster. And Mark will never, ever bet against Trump again. And I want to just pray for Arnold, if we can, for those ratings, okay? (Laughter.)

The gist of this image macro was that President Obama's speech focused on scripture while President Trump's speech focused on TV ratings, but President Trump did talk about other subjects including the death of a U.S. Navy SEAL in Yemen and quote a piece of scripture (John 15:13) during his remarks:

No one has inspired me more in my travels than the families of the United States military, men and women who have put their lives on the line every day for their country and their countrymen. I just came back yesterday from Dover Air Force Base to join the family of Chief William Ryan Owens, as Americas fallen hero was returned home. Very, very sad, but very, very beautiful. Very, very beautiful. His family was there. Incredible family, loved him so much. So devastated he was so devastated. But the ceremony was amazing. He died in defense of our nation. He gave his life in defense of our people. Our debt to him and our debt to his family is eternal and everlasting.

Greater love hath no man than this: that a man lay down his life for his friends. We will never forget the men and women who wear the uniform, believe me. (Applause.) Thank you. From generation to generation, their vigilance has kept our liberty alive. Our freedom is won by their sacrifice, and our security has been earned with their sweat and blood and tears. God has blessed this land to give us such incredible heroes and patriots. They are very, very special, and we are going to take care of them. (Applause.)

One could cherry-pick other portions of both speeches to create the impression that both Presidents Trump and Obama had focused equally on scripture during their remarks:

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