On Tuesday, all three network morning shows dutifully touted a fake interview President Obama conducted with comedian Zach Galifianakis designed to help the commander-in-chief hock ObamaCare to young people. On NBC’s Today, social media co-host Carson Daly gushed: “It’s over six minutes long…all of it is really, really funny….You know, the First Lady’s been everywhere showing her comedy chops and it’s been great. But boy, the President, he is amazing in this. So check that out this morning if you have time.” [Listen to the audio]

Later in the show’s 9 a.m. ET hour, weatherman Al Roker praised Obama’s comedic genius: “It’s about the delivery and the President shows he’s got the comedy chops.” Co-host Tamron Hall declared: “Yes, yes. Which he shows at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner every year.” Co-host Willie Geist explained: “It was part of a – this concerted effort to promote the Affordable Care Act. Because they get into that and the President’s allowed to explain it.”

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On ABC’s Good Morning America, correspondent Lara Spencer cheered the “incredible face-to-face interview just released that’s got us all laughing…” After playing a clip of the episode of Galifianakis’s web show, “Between Two Ferns,” Spencer proclaimed: “It’s great, you got to check it out. It’s – the President also takes time to reach out to young viewers, though, encouraging them to take advantage of the Affordable Care Act.”
Not only did CBS This Morning also promote the fake interview, but White House correspondent Bill Plante appeared on the program to tout Obama’s PR strategy:

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