"Going forward, I worry that we don’t spend enough time on self-reflection about how our democracy’s working, how our campaign’s working, and how all of us have to do a better job at talking about what’s at stake."

The president also claimed that "Russia trying to influence our elections dates back to the Soviet Union" and the hacked emails were "not a particularly fancy brand of espionage or propaganda."

In the wide-ranging interview, which also touched on Obamacare and modern racism, Mr Obama also suggested that Mr Trump may reconsider turning away security briefings once in office as that would mean "flying blind".

"The president-elect may say one thing and do another once he is here because the truth of the thing is, it's a big complicated world, it doesn't matter how smart you are, you have to have the best possible information to make the best decision possible," the president said.

This was Mr Obama's first appearance on the show since Mr Noah took over from Jon Stewart last year.

The Daily Show host's interview with the outgoing president at the White House is likely to be one of his final interviews while in office.