Former President Barack Obama is once again floating the idea of placing government limits on what Americans can say online — this time under the guise of fighting “misinformation.” In a recent appearance at The Connecticut Forum, Obama made the disturbing case for censorship wrapped in academic language and condescension, arguing that online speech should be constrained by government action in the name of “facts.”

While speaking with left-wing historian Heather Cox Richardson, Obama painted a dramatic picture of a nation in chaos due to what he claims is rampant online disinformation — then used it as justification for curbing First Amendment rights.

“I’ve said this before, but I always repeat it. You and I can have an opinion about this little side table. You know, you might not like the design… But… if I say to you this is a lawnmower, you’ll think I’m crazy,” Obama said, before claiming Americans are now having “basic factual arguments” that supposedly erode trust in institutions.

He didn’t stop there. In a moment that revealed his deeper intentions, Obama invoked Vladimir Putin, the KGB, and even Steve Bannon — alleging a conspiracy of information flooding that creates confusion and cynicism among the population:

“You just have to flood the zone with so much poop. They use a different word,” he said, arguing that if people are overwhelmed by conflicting narratives, they’ll stop believing anything at all.

In what was clearly a veiled attack on President Donald Trump, Obama continued:

“It doesn’t matter if a candidate… says untrue things, or if an elected president claims that he won when he lost and that the system was rigged… but then when he wins, then it isn’t rigged… That is dangerous,” he claimed, dismissing widespread conservative concerns over election integrity without evidence.

Obama’s solution? A heavy dose of government oversight over online platforms:

“It will require some government… regulatory constraints around some of these business models… in a way that’s consistent with the First Amendment,” he said, before contradicting himself by suggesting platforms should censor speech that is “hateful,” “polarizing,” or “dangerous.”

In other words, Obama wants the government to decide what qualifies as acceptable speech — a chilling prospect for anyone who still values the Constitution.

“We want diversity of opinion. We don’t want diversity of facts,” he said, apparently unaware that the government has no monopoly on truth — and should never be allowed to control it.

While Obama was making his technocratic pitch to erode free speech, chaos was literally erupting outside his own front door.

A video obtained by RealClearPolitics national correspondent Susan Crabtree revealed a physical altercation between two Secret Service agents outside Obama’s Washington, D.C. residence — an incident that had previously only been reported in vague terms.

Crabtree shared the video on X, showing two female agents locked in a heated verbal exchange before one issued a profanity-laced warning over the radio:

“I need a supervisor out here… immediately before I whoop this girl’s a,”** one officer says, moments before the situation escalated.

The footage confirms Crabtree’s original reporting from last week and raises further questions about what exactly is going on behind the scenes at the former president’s taxpayer-funded residence — while he tours the country calling for speech crackdowns and lecturing the public on “trust.”

At the end of the day, it’s a tale of two Obamas: one pushing to suppress your right to speak freely, the other living behind gated walls protected by federal agents who can’t keep order among themselves.