In a news report that might come as a surprise to POTUS himself, it seems Barack Obama is from Kenya, and not Hawaii as we originally believed.
Reporting on the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit on Tuesday, MSNBC’s Chis Jansing suggested that the US President’s keen interest in the summit stemmed from the fact that “he’s from Kenya”. The broadcaster took over ten minutes to correct her mistake on air.
Anchor Joy Reid first addressed Jansing from the studio, saying:
“The White House is clearly, I would assume, hoping this will be part of the president’s legacy, given his background.”
“Yeah, the fact that he’s from Kenya.” Jansing replied.
She added: “And the fact that when he was elected there were expectations on the African continent that he would do great things for them.”
Obama was born in Hawaii in 1961. His father is from Kenya and his mother is from Kansas.
Later in the broadcast Jansing said: “I misspoke at the top before.”
“It is obviously the president’s father who is from Kenya.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XM_vbHkt8Z8
