*Barack Obama admits that not having sports to watch during the COVID-19 pandemic is driving him nuts.
The former president made the statement during a recent call with some of his ex administration staffers, People reports. Audio of the call was obtained by Yahoo News, and in it, Obama also gushes about his daughters Malia and Sasha, who he says “are stuck having dinner with me,” he said.
Obama and wife Michelle Obama have been staying at home in Washington, D.C., with their girls for weeks.
Michelle previously dished with Ellen DeGeneres about life on lockdown amid the national crisis, with FLOTUS sharing, “Everybody’s home. The girls are back… they’re off in their respective rooms doing their online classes. I think Barack is… I don’t know where he is. He was on the phone… We’re just trying to keep a routine going, but we also got a little Netflix and chill happening.”
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Michelle and I want to do our part to give all you parents a break today, so we’re reading “The Word Collector” for @chipublib. It’s a fun book that vividly illustrates the transformative power of words––and we hope you enjoy it as much as we did. pic.twitter.com/ADYbL6Dzg4
— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) May 14, 2020
She added, “The positive side, I know for us, it’s forced us to continue to sit down with each other, have real conversations, really ask questions, and figure out how to keep ourselves occupied without just TV and computers. It’s a good exercise in reminding us that we just don’t need a lot of the stuff that we have.”
She also noted the benefits of spending more time at home with loved ones during this global health crisis, thejasminebrand.com reports.
“I feel for all the folks who are going to suffer because of what’s going to happen to the economy and we have to be mindful about what we’re going to do to support those folks when this quarantine are over and people are looking at what’s left of their businesses and their lives,” she explained. “And that is a negative but on the positive side, I know for us, it’s forced us to continue to sit down with each other, have real conversations, really ask questions and figure out how to keep ourselves occupied without just TV or computers.”
Obama continued, “When times are bad, having each other, having your health, we can do with a lot less. And I think that’s an important lesson I want my kids to understand as they get out there in the world. Be grateful for what you have and be ready to share it when the time comes.”
Meanwhile, Malia and Sasha both appeared in Netflix’s “Becoming” documentary, about their mom’s sold-out book tour.
If we want an equitable future, we have to engage in civic life today. Last week, @MichelleObama and @BarackObama surprised some high school students during a @CPSCivicLife virtual town hall and discussed the importance of staying engaged in our democracy during this crisis. pic.twitter.com/kmsk1ourpD
— The Obama Foundation (@ObamaFoundation) May 11, 2020
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