Former President Barack Obama sent a tweet to mark his wife Michelle’s birthday that was full of love and a reminder of when America had a real first family.
Obama tweeted:
In every scene, you are my star, @MichelleObama! Happy birthday, baby! pic.twitter.com/hgMBhHasBj
— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) January 17, 2020
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Compare the loving pictures of the Obamas to what we have now:
U.S. President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump arrive aboard Air Force One at the end of an unannounced visit with U.S. troops in Iraq, at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, U.S. December 27, 2018. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
U.S. President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump walk out from the White House in Washington before their departure to view storm damage in Texas, U.S., September 2, 2017. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas
The current First Lady didn’t even want to live in the White House with her cheating husband. Every time that Trump tries to touch his wife for the cameras, she behaves like touching costs extra.
Everything about the Trump family is cold and transactional.
Seeing the pictures of Barack and Michelle Obama should remind the country that presidents and their families set the cultural tone for the nation, and America should expect nothing less than a good example from the First Family.
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