President Doesn't Know He's President

Fox News Defends: "Addressing actual President as Mr. President is not a trick."

WHITE HOUSE — 12:41 P.M. EST

THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. (Applause.) Thank you, thank you, thank you. Thank you. Thank you, thank you, thank you. (Applause.)

Thank you. I rest my case. (Laughter and applause.)

AUDIENCE: Four more years!

THE PRESIDENT: Thank you, please. Thank you.

AUDIENCE: Four more years! Four more years! Four more years!

THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. Thank you.

AUDIENCE: Four more years! Four more years! Four more years!

THE PRESIDENT: Thank you, thank you, thank you. Thank you. Thank you. It’s going to go to my head. (Laughter.)

Please. Thank you.

FOX NEWS: Mr. President?!

THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. Thank you. (Applause)

FOX NEWS: Mr. President?!

THE PRESIDENT: Talking to me?

FOX NEWS: Yes, Mr. President.

THE PRESIDENT: Mr. Who? President? Did you say? Mr. What? President?! I don’t know what you’re smoking, Pal, but, you’ve got — ahh — you’ve got the wrong guy. (Awkward pause) You want Dukakis. Somebody find Mike.

AUDIENCE: Four more years! Four more years!

THE PRESIDENT: We like Mike! We like Mike!

AUDIENCE: Whatever you say! Whatever you say!

THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. Thank you. And, may God protect our troops in Vietnam.

(Laughter and applause)

THE PRESIDENT: Is that a cookie?

12:44 P.M. EST