Obama Calls James Franco “James Flacco,” Joe Flacco Joins Internet Ribbing

Football on the mind?

President Obama mangled James Franco's name while talking about the hacking attack on Sony Entertainment Pictures that the FBI has formally accused North Korea's government of having launched.

Obama referred to "The Interview" star as "James Flacco" during his annual year-end news conference, a gaffe that didn't go unnoticed online as the president vowed a "proportional" response to the hack.

"They decided to have the state mount an all-out assault on a movie studio because of a satirical move starring Seth Rogan and James Flacco," Obama said. "I love Seth and I love James, but the notion that that was a threat to them I think gives you some sense of the kind of regime we are talking about here."

Among those who took to Twitter to rib the president was Baltimore Raven Joe Flacco.

https://twitter.com/TeamFlacco/status/546027238253027328

James Flacco also trended on Twitter shortly after the gaffe.

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