VIDEO: Barack Obama's epic Republican smackdown goes viral

US president goes off script with a hilarious remark


January 21, 2015
US President Barack Obama smiles while delivering his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, January 20, 2015. PHOTO: REUTERS

President Barack Obama appeared sharply competitive Tuesday night during his State of the Union address.

Reading from prepared remarks Tuesday night, Obama said "I have no more campaigns to run." That remark elicited applause from his critics in the crowd, who were all too happy to see him go.

In the ultimate comeback, Obama then went off script and here's what he said:

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