He even got his own jersey.
The speech was held in KU’s Anschutz Sports Pavillion, which is adjacent to Allen Fieldhouse, and the president opened with a funny anecdote about his time on the campaign trail in Kansas — a notoriously Republican state.
Obama lost Kansas in both the 2008 and 2012 presidential elections. He took the stage around 11:30 CT to discuss middle-class economic before he continues on with his travels to Idaho.
