Barack Obama reveals how women threw themselves at him while he was president

Former President Barack Obama has revealed how women made sexual advances towards him during his terms in the White House.  

In an interview on The Pivot Podcast, Obama, 63, opened up to former NFL players Channing Crowder, Ryan Clark and Fred Taylor about some of the ‘somewhat inappropriate’ attention he received from women and what kept him on a ‘straight and narrow path’ throughout it.

‘When I got drafted in the NFL, I got a little cuter,’ said Crowder, a former Miami Dolphins linebacker, who then asked if the former president also experienced heightened female attention after being sworn into the Oval Office.

Obama was 47 when he became president in 2008, making him one of the youngest presidents in American history. He married former first lady Michelle Obama in 1992 and with whom he shares two daughters, Malia and Sasha. 

‘The truth is, you guys as NFL players and athletes generally…y’all get famous young, at a time when the attention that you’re talking about maybe flattering, fun, what have you,’ he said. ‘By the time people really knew who I was, I was 43 years old. I was married, had two kids, had gone grocery shopping, had washed my car. I was a regular guy in that sense.’

 ‘By the time people really knew who I was, I was 43 years old. I was married, had two kids, had gone grocery shopping, had washed my car. I was a regular guy in that sense,’ said Obama (Pictured: Obama and First Lady Michelle walk the Inaugural Parade route after Obama was sworn in as 44th US president January 20, 2009)

‘That kind of attention, by the time I got it, I was not tripping on it. There are times where women have acted in somewhat inappropriate ways. There are pictures on the internet of women grabbing my butt, and I was president at the time,’ he said.

The former president added that the women who did make advances were ‘old ladies’, so secret service didn’t ‘wrestle them down to the ground.’

In the midst of skyrocketing to fame, Obama said his dedication to his family is what kept him grounded.

‘My wife is such an extraordinary woman, such an amazing partner, that you just try to stay focused, stay on the straight and narrow. And also, look, kids change your life. The idea of disappointing your kids is something that, I ain’t going there.’ 

In recent weeks, Obama has been active on the campaign trail ahead of next week’s presidential election, rallying support for Vice President Kamala Harris against Donald Trump.

Obama has been a fierce critic of Trump while campaigning for Harris, calling out the former president for trying to kill Obamacare, for not handling the COVID pandemic correctly and for taking credit for his economy.

Speaking at a rally for Kamala Harris in Philadelphia on Monday night when he went after Trump, Obama criticized Trump for the ‘racist, sexist, bigoted’ speakers at his Sunday night event in Madison Square Garden.

‘There are times where women have acted in somewhat inappropriate ways. There are pictures on the internet of women grabbing my butt, and I was president at the time,’ he said.

In the midst of skyrocketing to fame, Obama said his dedication to his family is what kept him grounded (Pictured: The Obamas on Easter Sunday in April 2015, his last year as president)

The former president specifically alluded to the remarks made by comedian Tony Hinchcliffe, who referred to Puerto Rico as an ‘island of garbage.’ 

‘These are Americans. They’re people. And that is the reason why this election should not be close,’ he continued.

‘It should be clear. Here’s a good rule: if somebody does not respect you, if someone does not see you as fellow citizens with equal claims to opportunity. To the pursuit of happy to the American dream, you should not vote for them. You should not expect them to make your life better.’