Obama Thinks Every Male ‘Friend Group’ Should Have A Gay Buddy

1 sourceUpdated Jul 1, 2026

Former President Barack Obama said on a Wednesday podcast that male friendship groups should have a homosexual friend. Obama made the claim on his wife Michelle Obama’s “ IMO with Michelle Obama & Craig Robinson ,”…

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