On Sunday, Jan. 8, President Obama appeared on ABC's This Week with George Stephanopoulos and was asked to describe himself in one sentence.
Before answering, Obama took a brief moment to think over his answer. "I'd like to think that maybe the sentence is: 'President Obama believed deeply in this democracy and the American people,'" he said. Obama went on to reflect on his ability to get Americans across political parties more engaged in politics.
"President Obama believed deeply in this democracy and the American people."
"I've gotten people who maybe didn't believe in the process to get engaged. Ironically I've even gotten the other side that maybe didn't believe in the process to get engaged. I gather I'm the father of the Tea Party. I invigorated the grass roots of the Republican party as well as the Democratic party," he said. Watch Obama's entire exchange in the video clip above.