On Thursday, President Obama lived his best life and joined British survivalist Bear Grylls on Running Wild in the Alaskan wilderness to hike and munch on fish half-eaten by an actual bear. Because what’s the point of being president if you don’t do ridiculous shit?
“As president, I’m in what’s called a bubble. The Secret Service keep me out of danger, which I very much appreciate, but it can be a little confining,” said Obama. “In fact, every once in awhile when I go off track and do something unexpected, the phrase we use is ‘The bear is loose’ and somebody tries to grab a tranquilizer gun and make sure they get me back in the cage. To be with Bear in the woods, it doesn’t get any better than that.”
To say the POTUS was excited would be an understatement, even if his fish had already been tasted by another bear.