Trump, Biden said, "is divisive, and I think he’d have to acknowledge he’s very divisive." Biden: It's 'possible' that Trump could become president "You know, talk to me if he wins," Obama said.

President Barack Obama says he could see Donald Trump one night stepping up to the dais to address the nation on the State of the Union — as long as that night is Saturday, the time is outside of prime-time and the only network broadcasting is NBC.

"Well, I can imagine it — in a 'Saturday Night [Live]' skit," he told Matt Lauer in an interview with NBC's "Today" aired Tuesday, while hastening to add that "anything's possible," that "we shouldn't get complacent" and that "everybody's got to work hard."


His vice president, however, appeared to treat more seriously the notion that the New York real estate mogul could soon be sizing up gold-threaded drapes in the Oval Office.

“Look, yes — if I can — yes, I think it’s possible," Biden said in another interview on the same program, adding that Trump has to get more serious if he wins the general election.

"And I hope that if that were to occur — I hope it doesn’t because I have fundamentally different views than he does — I hope that he gets a lot more serious about the issues, a lot more serious about gaining knowledge about how this nation functions in foreign policy and domestic policy," the vice president said. "But look, that’s a long way off."

When asked whether he feels responsible for Trump's rise in popularity, Obama brushed off the notion, characterizing the Republican's campaign as offering "simplistic solutions and scapegoating."

"You know, talk to me if he wins," he countered. "Then we'll have a conversation about how responsible I feel about it."

Biden responded generically about whether Trump's candidacy is a good thing for democracy.

“Look, I think democracy — the incredible thing about America is it’s so open," he said. "Anyone can get engaged, anyone can make their case, and the American people will listen. But this is just the very, very beginning. I think it’s premature to make any judgments about who’s going to do what."

Trump, Biden continued, "is divisive, and I think he’d have to acknowledge he’s very divisive."

Such divisiveness, he said, is "not healthy" for the United States.

"We always do best when we act as one America," said Biden, who ruled out a presidential run of his own last October. "We always do best when we appeal to our better angels. And we always do poorly when we appeal to our fears and our differences."