Obama hopes Supreme Court will rule in favour of same-sex marriage

US President Barack Obama has said he hopes the Supreme Court will rule in favour of same-sex marriage with it decides on the issue later this year.

Following a wave of same-sex marriages bans being struck down last year, US Supreme Court justices are set to hear cases from four different states – Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio and Tennessee – later this year.

Obama has previously voiced his support for same-sex marriage, which is currently legal in 36 of the 50 US states.

“I’m hopeful the Supreme Court comes to the right decision,” the 53-year-old said during an unlikely interview with YouTube comedian GloZell.

“The Supreme Court now is going to be taking on a case. My hope is that they go ahead and recognize what I think the majority of people in America now recognize,” he said. “Two people who love each other and are treating each other with respect and aren’t bothering anybody else—why would the law treat them different?”

The Commander-in-Chief’s comments come after 2016 presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee said that states should ignore a favourable Supreme Court ruling earlier this week.

Watch the interview in full below:

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