Tears were pouring down from the first family, the
crowd and many across the country during Barack
Obama’s emotional final presidential speech in Chicago on Tuesday evening. Barack
Obama only had to say the word Michelle
to have the crowd on its feet, giving the first lady a standing ovation.
Malia
Obama, sitting next to her mother, started crying as her father paid a
heartfelt tribute to her mother, the 18-year-old choking back tears and wiping
her face. He said “You took on a role you
didn’t ask for and made it your own with grace and grit and style and good humour.”
Then the president dabbed at his eyes with a white handkerchief and said “You made the White House a place that
belongs to everybody. And a new generation sets its sights higher because it
has you as a role model.”
Obama also addressed his daughters, Malia and Sasha saying “You have become two amazing young women, smart and beautiful, but more
importantly, kind and thoughtful and full of passion. You wore the burden of
years in the spotlight so easily, of all that I’ve done in my life, I’m most
proud to be your dad.”
It is rare for Obama to cry publicly past
moments include when he spoke about the Sandy
Hook massacre, remembered his grandmother and after the death of Beau Biden. But the tears on stage from
the first family on an emotional night echoed those of many in the US who are
deeply fearful and concerned for the incoming Trump administration.
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more tears from Malia. Michelle remained composed but became a little watery-eyed after the speech ended. Vice-president Joe Biden joined others in the crowd crying during and after
Obama’s final speech.
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