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The Obamas On The Cover Of People Magazine
After an election season marred by displays of misog- yny, racism and bigotry among a divided American public, many people are left feeling the country has taken a huge step backwards. But not President Barack Obama. In a joint interview with First Lady Michelle Obama for this week’s PEOPLE cover story, the president reflects on how far the nation has come since his own 2008 election — and insists our progress over- shadows our current strug- gles.
“I’m somebody who never believes the hype when things are going good and doesn’t de- spair when things don’t work out your way,” the president tells PEOPLE. “The truth of the matter is that when I got elected, there was still racism and misogyny and, you know, anti-gay sentiment in Amer- ica.”
President Obama and the First Lady open up about their life to- gether and last days in the White House.
“In the wake of this election, those elements are still there, but it doesn’t negate all the progress that’s been made,” he continues. “It just means that elements of our culture get amplified sometimes.” Al- though Donald Trump‘s presidency threatens to un-
ravel some of the progressive accomplishments Obama made during his eight years in office — including actions on climate change and universal health care — the president re- mains hopeful that his legacy will endure.
Trump: ‘I Really Like President Obama’
According to sources, President Obama and Donald Trump talk often.
President-elect Donald Trump has a newfound fond- ness for President Obama, repeatedly saying Wednesday that he “really” likes his soon- to-be-predecessor, who he spent years savaging as a fail- ure. Trump, who was re- vealed Wednesday as the 2016 TIME Person of the Year, said during a Today show moments after his selection that he ap- preciates being able to pick President Obama’s brain about future appointments to his administration and takes his recommendations “very se- riously.”
“I really like him,” Trump said of the President. “We have really good chemistry to- gether. We talk. He loves the country. He wants to do right by the country and for the country.”
“I never met him before this, and I never spoke to him be- fore this,” Trump added. “I really, I do like him. I love get- ting his ideas.”
The remarks are a near about-face for Trump, who spent much of his campaign criticizing President Obama and his policies as a “disaster.”
President Marks 75th Anniversary Of Pearl Harbor Attack
President Barack Obama marked the 75th an- niversary of the Japanese at- tack on Pearl Harbor on Wednesday by honoring those
who gave their lives that day. "Over 2,400 American pa- triots lost their lives in the at- tack on Pearl Harbor -- military and civilian, men, women and children,"
Obama said in a statement. "Their sacrifice galvanized millions of GIs and Rosie the Riveters who answered the call to defend liberty at its mo- ment of maximum peril. In the hours after the attack, President Roosevelt prom- ised that 'the American people in their righteous might will win through to absolute vic-
Attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
tory.' Thanks to the heroism of a generation, we did."
The President noted that he would be making a historic visit to the USS Arizona Me- morial later this month with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
"As a testament that even the most bitter of adversaries can become the closest of al- lies, I look forward to visiting
the USS Arizona Memorial later this month along with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe," he said. "This historic visit will stand as a tribute to the power of reconciliation and to the truth that the United States and Japan -- bound by an alliance unimag- inable 75 years ago—will con- tinue to work hand-in-hand for a more peaceful and secure world."
Donald Trump Makes 2 More Controversial Picks For Cabinet
It is an unconventional pick in that Scott Pruitt is among a group of attorneys general that sued to block the EPA’s implementation of the Clean Power Plan, the Obama administration’s ef- fort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the electricity sector.
Trump, according to peo- ple familiar with the transi- tion, has also decided to nominate retired Marine Gen. John F. Kelly as his homeland security secretary. Kelly, a blunt-spoken border security hawk who clashed with the Obama administra- tion over women in combat and plans to close the prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, would inherit a massive and often troubled department responsible for overseeing
Donald Trump has chosen Scott Pruitt, the attorney gen- eral of Oklahoma, to head the Environmental Protection Agency.
perhaps the most controver- sial part of Trump’s agenda: his proposed crackdown on illegal immigration.
FLOTUS Michelle Obama Says She Fell Asleep Before Trump Announced Winner
The First Lady of the United States of America has been a vocal critic of Donald Trump as he campaigned his way to becoming Presi- dent-elect. Michelle Obama recently spoke to People magazine with her husband, President Barack Obama, about her election night plans, which didn’t end up being too excit-
FLOTUS MICHELLE OBAMA
ing or different than any other night.
“I went to bed. I don’t like to watch the political dis- course; I never have,” the First Lady said. She didn’t pay much attention to the po- litical back and forth while Obama was running for president. She maintains her stance about Trump, and support of Hillary Clinton.
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