Obama scoffs at Kimmel's mean-tweet picks: 'You should see what the Senate says about me'

Jimmy Kimmel and President Obama laugh it up — (Image credit: Jimmy Kimmel Live)

If you were underwhelmed with the meanness of the tweets President Obama read on Thursday's Jimmy Kimmel Live, you're not alone. "I have to say, though, those weren't that mean," Obama told Jimmy Kimmel. "You should see what the Senate says about me all the time. I mean, that was some piker stuff."

Kimmel and Obama also discussed the president's use of technology and social media — he rarely tweets, uses email, and only has a BlackBerry because it doesn't have a recording function — letting the Obama daughters use their smartphones ("Michelle and I try to emphasize to them that they don't want to be on TMZ"), and Hillary Clinton's new email address. Kimmel also got in a joke about weed: When Obama noted that he was sitting considerably lower than Kimmel, the host shot back, "If they legalize marijuana in Washington, D.C., you can be higher than me." Watch the good times below. —Peter Weber

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Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.