Mel Brooks Might Have Just Tried to Pull Down President Obamas Pants
Director Mel Brooks appeared to prank President Barack Obama by pretending to pull down the commander-in-chief's pants after receiving a national award in the White House on Thursday. After Obama presented Brooks with the 2015 National Medal of Arts award and hung a medal around his neck, the 90-year-old comedian gestured as if he were about to pants the President, ABC 7 reports. However, some social media users and national media outlets speculated that Brooks could have been pretending to fall over by the weight of the medal. , Either way, the brief moment, which was captured on video, prompted smiles from Obama and laughter from the audience. Brooks was awarded "for a lifetime of making the world laugh," the White House said in a statement. At the end of the ceremony, Obama said Brooks "kind of set the tone for this thing," adding that is has normally "been a much more staid affair," according to ABC.