Obama's Former Classmate Talks

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In a wide-ranging interview, Fox News correspondent Jesse Watters spoke with Bernice Bowers, one of President Barack Obama’s former classmates at the Punahou School in Honolulu, about her memories of young “Barry.” She spoke about his friends, family, drugs, how the school helped shape the president’s “global view,” and even the Obama birth certificate conspiracy.

Former Obama classmate Bernice Bowers (Fox News)

Bowers was a classmate of Obama’s from “fifth grade” until Obama went to college.

When asked if she saw any “democratic leanings” or “liberal leadership,” Bowers said “we all really benefited in having a global view,” which was reinforced at the school.

“And, I’d say when we first started to hear Barack’s policies and the President’s stance on different issues, it made us so proud to hear a global voice. And that’s what we saw growing up, we were very lucky to have that,” she added. “[The] Punahou curriculum in the 70s was extremely focused on building global citizens.”

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Watters also asked about Obama’s admitted experimentation with drugs, including pot and cocaine. Bowers certainly did not deny that the future president used drugs during the time she knew him.

“I especially think that the late 70s in Hawaii, drugs were available and I think whenever you have a private school, where kids might have more access, you’re gonna see more of it,” she said.

One of the most interesting aspects of Watters’ wide-ranging interview involved Obama’s mysterious father, who visited the Punahou School when his son was in 5th grade.