@5newsonline: In a recent interview at the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville, Former President Barack Obama said he hasn't watched cable news in 15 years.

Trooper :

You guys know that former presidents still get briefings right?

cipami3107 :

I’m baffled by these comments. All he’s saying is he avoids cable news and social media feeds for news and instead reads actual publications. Which is a very sensible thing considering the former is nothing but ragebait and clickbait.

AJ | Your Property Bestie :

“No Drama Obama” 💙

Brandon :

A lot of the internet needs to take his advice sadly but won’t 💀

Captain Hasbeen :

he doesn't watch the news. he gets briefed

. :

And he didn’t even talk about how intelligent or awesome he is once! Didn’t even insult the interviewer! Just a direct answer

UseErMane123456 :

He's making News, he don't need to scroll for it

❤️ :

Michelle Obama said that even when they started dating while they were starting their law careers, he would read multiple newspapers a day and all kinds of books. She talks about it around chapters 8-9 of Becoming ☺️

Arkanlawyer :

Must be nice 😐

Jimmy, Make Music :

Ahh the good ol’ days when presidents could read.

Nick.bln23 :

I don’t watch the news either….its the same horror story EVERYDAY, I’m good 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

Daily mail fail :

God bless Obama. a great president 😎😎😎😎

MoBee :

In other words, he does not have his information fed to him. He is curious and seeks information

chrischill :

This is the best way to get news. Don’t let your algorithm dictate what you do and don’t see. Go to publications websites. Use Adblock to bypass the paywall. A lot of publications like AP have their own app as well which makes seeking news a more deliberate activity.

Max Z :

Faust :

24 hours news is mostly political news. And that is about the most useless kind there is. Fox is political propaganda sold as entertainment.. CNN and MSNBC wish they were as successful in the entertainment news as Fox is, and so (esp the last 5 years) they chase that audience. It's all useless on a day to day basis.

Parker Parker :

Same. My dr. Told me to stop watching during the pandemic and it has really changed my peace of mind

ISSUES WITH AUTHORITY :

“No drama Obama” was funny ngl

Ga :

Oh yes the vastly differing perspectives you get from the Wall Street journal, New York Times, and the Atlantic….. I didn’t know finding such an eclectic mix was even possible!!!!

Brisenburg :

You can see the mental gymnastics at play here: “how do I answer this question while being honest but also not pissing off the working class who hate main stream news but also appease corporations who will be pissed if I shit on them and hurt their profits”

amymiller :

He READS things. 🥰

Latin For Fun :

A PRESIDENT WHO READS 😍

AllFishNoTank :

He is the news! 😄

Daniel Kepler :

Magazines?!

sorryfortheconfusion :

well he can’t look at his feed bc he followed like 500k+ ppl on Twitter lol