Jesse Tyler Ferguson on meeting Barack Obama
by Tufail: Barack Obama
Jesse Tyler Ferguson recalls a surreal moment when Barack Obama surprised the Modern Family cast during their White House tour. The former president was fully aware of their visit, so he stepped into the Oval Office wearing basketball shorts to hang out with the group. They snapped photos around his desk, an experience Ferguson described as crazy. It marked his first time meeting Obama, turning a standard tour into an unexpected encounter in the historic office.
Transcript (en)
I met Barack Obama first in the Oval Office. The Modern Family cast was getting a tour of the White House, and he surprised us. He knew that we were going to be in there. So he came in in his basketball shorts and hung out with us, and we took photos around his desk in the Oval Office. So that was crazy. You've been in the Oval Office? Yeah.
