VIDEO: President Obama Talks Trump, 2016 Race & Getting Emotional on TODAY

President Barack Obama talks exclusively with TODAY’s Matt Lauer about how becoming President has allowed him to be a better dad to his two daughters, what he would tell a younger version of himself and he discusses his push to limit gun violence and the lasting impact of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. Later, the President chats about Donald Trump as a presidential candidate, the threat of ISIS and the capture of Joaquin ‘El Chapo’ Guzman. Watch the clips below!

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