Obama cracks himself up talking about Trump in teased Jimmy Fallon interview

President Obama cracks himself up during an interview with Jimmy Fallon.
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President Obama is champing at the bit to get out and campaign for the Democratic nominee, as is abundantly clear in his new appearance on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon. "The role I'm going to be playing in this process is to remind the American people that this is a serious job. This is not reality TV," Obama said.

But Obama's signature dry wit was also on display as he quipped that while Republicans might not be so thrilled about their presidential nominee, "we are."

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Jeva Lange was the executive editor at TheWeek.com. She formerly served as The Week's deputy editor and culture critic. She is also a contributor to Screen Slate, and her writing has appeared in The New York Daily News, The Awl, Vice, and Gothamist, among other publications. Jeva lives in New York City. Follow her on Twitter.