When former President Barack Obama was at the same point in his first term as President Trump is now, Fox News was dedicating part of its 24-7 broadcast to cover the biggest scandal D.C. had ever seen, the nation’s first African-American president ordering Dijon mustard as a condiment for his burger, reports Newsweek.









In May 2009, the leader of the free world made headlines across right-wing outlets after ordering a hamburger with spicy Dijon mustard, rather than with the “American” condiment of choice, ketchup.

On Thursday, Bloomberg News’ Sahil Kapur highlighted how right-wing media condemned Obama at this point in his presidency:

The controversy surrounding Barack Obama around this point in his presidency. pic.twitter.com/F8PqAHfKL3 — Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) June 9, 2017

The absurd story was picked up by Fox News host Sean Hannity, who featured a photoshopped image of Obama surrounded by bottles of mustard with the caption “PRESIDENT POUPON” on a banner.

Hannity mocked the president for claiming to be a “man of the people” while putting Dijon on his red meat.









“I hope you enjoyed that fancy burger, Mr. President,” Hannity said.

Watch Hannity’s hard-hitting “news” segment, below:



Newsweek adds:

Obama criticized Fox News and Sean Hannity at the time in an interview with Fox News’ former anchor Bill O’Reilly, noting the extremism and hate he was facing from the right during his short time in the Oval Office.