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17 Best Obama One-Liners

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President Barack Obama is undeniably sharp-witted, and this compilation of his best one-liners is funny, entertaining, and educational. Fans of political humor will love this list, which features comedy and roast-style humor. Obama's one-liners range from heckling hecklers to jokes on the campaign trail. He famously traded quips with presidential candidates like Governor Mitt Romney and Senator John McCain during debates. Upvote your favorite Obama jokes and one-liners - they're sure to make you laugh, no matter your politics.

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    At the 2015 State of the Union, Republicans cheered rudely when Obama said he had no more campaigns left; this was his reply.

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    Most politicians would fumble awkwardly if their presidential seal dropped from the podium, but Obama reminded audiences of his sharp wit.

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    When someone yelled at Obama at the end of his speech, he politely told the shouter off and got laughs.

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    Obama's biggest moment as president might have been killing a fly during an interview, largely thanks to this line.

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    Obama mocked a heckler at a press conference with humor, basically accusing the man of being drunk.

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    In a Democratic primary debate, Obama shut down Hillary Clinton when the moderator asked why Obama had so many Bill Clinton staffers on his campaign.

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    In 2011, Obama fired back at a White House reporter who asked for a response to GOP claims about an Obama appeasement policy.

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    In 2009, the President sharply explained why it took him a couple of days to respond to AIG news.

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    Obama told hecklers to shut up when they protested Guantanamo Bay on behalf of Code Pink.

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    During the third presidential debate with Governor Mitt Romney, President Obama answered Romney's claims that the military had fewer weapons under Obama's presidency.

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    When Obama faced heckling at an LGBT White House event in 2015, he reminded the heckler whose house it was.

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    Barack Obama said John McCain promised to "follow Bin Laden to the gates of hell" during his 2008 nomination speech.

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    Barack Obama is a lonely president; he comedically reminded Americans during a *Tonight Show* appearance with Jay Leno.

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    Obama made a good joke about how many Republicans, including "ridiculous" ones, ran for president in 2016.

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    Obama gained praise and criticism for this one-liner about McCain-Palin economic policies.

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    In the second presidential debate,üGovernor Mitt Romney asked Obama if he had looked at his pension lately.

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    Romney asked Obama a question during the second presidential debate, and this quote became a "meme" and a Jon Stewart segment.

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