President Barack Obama hit back at critics calling him out for his "mom jeans."
"I've been unfairly maligned about my jeans," Obama said Friday in an interview with radio host Ryan Seacrest.
"The truth is, generally I look very sharp in jeans. There was one episode like four years ago in which I was wearing some loose jeans, mainly because I was out on the pitcher's mound and I didn't want to feel confined while I was pitching, and I think I've paid my penance for that. I got whacked pretty good. Since that time, my jeans fit very well."
The topic of the President's ill-fittingly jeans came up when Seacrest asked Obama about his recent trip to the Gap where he did some shopping for daughters Sasha and Malia.
The President's denim has had a tough go of it over the years.
The "mom jeans" joke first came to be early in his first term when he threw out the ceremonial first pitch at the Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
Former Alaska Gov. and 2008 GOP vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin brought the joke back in the political spotlight last week when talking about the turmoil in Ukraine during an interview with Fox News' Sean Hannity.
"People are looking at Putin as one who wrestles bears and drills for oil," Palin said. "They look at our President as one who wears mom jeans and equivocates and bloviates."
Obama's interview with Seacrest comes as the White House revs up its last minute push to get Americans to sign up for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act before the March 31 open enrollment deadline.
During the interview, Obama continued his get-covered pitch, saying people should sign up because "you never know what kind of curveballs life throws at you." Reported by Click Orlando 2 hours ago.
"I've been unfairly maligned about my jeans," Obama said Friday in an interview with radio host Ryan Seacrest.
"The truth is, generally I look very sharp in jeans. There was one episode like four years ago in which I was wearing some loose jeans, mainly because I was out on the pitcher's mound and I didn't want to feel confined while I was pitching, and I think I've paid my penance for that. I got whacked pretty good. Since that time, my jeans fit very well."
The topic of the President's ill-fittingly jeans came up when Seacrest asked Obama about his recent trip to the Gap where he did some shopping for daughters Sasha and Malia.
The President's denim has had a tough go of it over the years.
The "mom jeans" joke first came to be early in his first term when he threw out the ceremonial first pitch at the Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
Former Alaska Gov. and 2008 GOP vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin brought the joke back in the political spotlight last week when talking about the turmoil in Ukraine during an interview with Fox News' Sean Hannity.
"People are looking at Putin as one who wrestles bears and drills for oil," Palin said. "They look at our President as one who wears mom jeans and equivocates and bloviates."
Obama's interview with Seacrest comes as the White House revs up its last minute push to get Americans to sign up for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act before the March 31 open enrollment deadline.
During the interview, Obama continued his get-covered pitch, saying people should sign up because "you never know what kind of curveballs life throws at you." Reported by Click Orlando 2 hours ago.