Remember the halcyon days of 2012, when calling the president an "asshole" could be taken as a joke rather than a statement of fact? In her latest appearance on the Late Show with Stephen Colbert, actor Anna Kendrick revealed her secret for cracking up President Barack Obama—turns out, jokingly calling him names does the trick. No wonder he and Biden get along so well.
Kendrick told Colbert her story of meeting then-President Obama at a campaign event. During his remarks, Obama called out Kendrick’s film, Up in the Air, which dealt with the post-recession economy.
When they later met one-on-one, Obama asked: “I hope I didn’t embarrass you earlier?”
“Yeah, you’re such an asshole,” replied Kendrick, precipitating the presidential guffaws. Check out the full interview bellow.
