President Obama Calls James Franco James Flacco

President Barack Obama accidentally called actor James Franco by the name James Flacco.

President Barack Obama is giving his final speech of the 2014 calendar year, one of of the topics of discussion is the movie “The Interview.” The movie, which depicts the assassination of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, was pulled by Sony after hackers came after the company and threatened movie theaters around the country.

Obama said that he wished Sony had reached out to him before making a decision because he doesn’t like the message it sends.

"I wish they'd spoken to me first." — President Obama on Sony
— Complex Pop Culture (@ComplexPop) December 19, 2014

"Let's not get into that way of doing business." -Obama on being intimidated by North Korea re: #TheInterview
— BuzzFeed Arts & Entertainment (@BuzzFeedEnt) December 19, 2014

That echoes the sentiment of a lot of Americans around the country who feel like we shouldn’t have backed down.

While discussing it Obama seemed to make a bit of a mistake when he referred to one of the stars, James Franco, as James Flacco.

"James Flacco." — President Obama, presumably referring to @JamesFrancoTV
— Complex Pop Culture (@ComplexPop) December 19, 2014

Maybe he was thinking of Baltimore Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco and some how merged their names together, though the connection that would lead to that isn’t apparent.

Of course that led to a lot of “elite” jokes in reference to Flacco.

IS HE ELITE THO (yes, everyone making this joke) “@jon_bois: obama just called james franco “james flacco.” he’s that from now on”
— pe (@lawdadphil) December 19, 2014

I won't believe James Flacco is elite until he carries a movie on his back to a Best Picture Oscar
— Good Idea Dave (@DaveCoIon) December 19, 2014

Is James Flacco elite?
— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) December 19, 2014

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