OUR SEMIRETIRED OUTGOING PRESIDENT SUDDENLY GETS AMBITIOUS: Obama, I want to develop ‘whole new generation of talent’

President Obama said in an interview broadcast Monday that he wants to build up the Democratic Party by helping to develop a “whole new generation of talent” after he leaves the White House.

“There are such incredible young people who not only worked on my campaign, but I’ve seen in advocacy groups,” the president told NPR.

Obama said he’s seen young people speak out on issues such as climate change, criminal justice reform and a livable wage, adding that he wants to make sure he uses “whatever resources, credibility, spotlight that I can bring to help them rise up.”

That’s something both he and first lady Michelle Obama can do well, he added.

May Obama prove as successful at party-building out of office as he has been while in office.

Mostly though Obama’s move looks like an end-run around the Clinton-controlled DNC.