#YouTubeAsksObama interviews with Bethany Mota, Glozell Green, Hank Green

Friday, January 23, 2015
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YouTube stars were invited to the White House for a face to face chat with President Obama.

WASHINGTON -- If President Barack Obama could have any superpower, what would it be?

"I'd love to be able to speak any language," Pres. Obama said. He sat down at the White House for face-to-face interviews with Bethany Mota, GloZell Green, and Hank Green.

The three have millions of followers on YouTube.com and collected questions using #youtubeasksobama. The interviews were streamed live in an effort to connect Obama with the millennial audience.

"Before I came here to do this interview here for youtube, I never really followed politics that much," Mota said.

"You're not the only one," Obama replied.

The three didn't shy away from heavy-hitting questions.

"How do you justify dealing with the Castros?" GloZell Green asked.

"When you do something over and over again for 50 years and it doesn't work, it's time to try something new," he said.

The interview also brought out some colorful moments.

"So I have green lipsticks, one for your first wife," GloZell Green said.

"My first wife?" Obama said. "You know something I don't?"

"Oh, for the first lady," GloZell Green said.

"For the first lady," he said.

"And for the first children. Oh, I'm sorry," GloZell Green said.

"I'm teasing," Obama said.

The three YouTube creators also took a selfie with the president.

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