Obama begins 6th straight month of chuckling softly to self, shaking head

CHICAGO, IL—"Oh boy, Donald, that's… that was another rough one."

Former US president Barack Obama was overheard saying this as he began his sixth straight month of chuckling softly to himself and shaking his head, which has become a morning routine.

• RELATED: 'Dear God help us all' uttered a record 5,792 times during Obama/Trudeau dinner
• RELATED: Trump's first call to Obama

"President Obama took a well-earned vacation after completing his term," said a spokesperson for the 44th president of the United States.

"But as is customary for him, he couldn't stay away for long, and for the past six months he has been hard at work, getting up bright and early to look at the news for two seconds before chuckling to himself, shaking his head, and saying, 'ohhhh no. No no, Donnie,' or some variation thereof."

Some denizens of Chicago say they've had the thrill of encountering Obama on his daily walks, though it's hard to get his attention.

"I saw him walking through Grant Park just today," says Carl Douglas, a 47-year-old sandwich artist, "And I said, 'Hey, Mr. President!' But it was like he was in his own world, just walking along and muttering, 'To Boy Scouts? To a group of Boy Scouts????'"

"When he finally did notice me he just said, 'Oh, hi! You hear about these Boy Scouts???'"

At press time, Obama's children were trying to get his attention while he chuckled softly to himself, shook his head, and said, "Two meetings with Putin??"

Don't miss anything from CBC Comedy - like us on Facebook.