Being the President of the United States of America is no child’s play. Or maybe it is if you are Barack Obama! He’s one of the most sought after diplomats on the planet. But even though he is the leader of the world’s most powerful country, Obama knows how to have fun. He’s not an uptight politician, he’s more like an old fun-loving uncle. He’s smart, sensitive and loves to express his witty side. So whether it’s fun with the kids of his staff or the staff members themselves, Obama leaves no chance to turn a rather uneventful day into a day of laughter and joy! This is why he is loved by millions.
Here are 15 pictures that capture Barack Obama at his playful best:
1. The practical joker! The President stepped on the scale as his trip director, Marvin Nicholson, weighs himself.
2. “They don’t let me do my own shopping, but I miss it. So I may pick up some fruit on the way out,” he jokingly said while speaking at a healthcare forum, in 2009.
3. Playing with Ella Rhodes, daughter of Deputy National Security Advisor Ben Rhodes, dressed in her Halloween costume.
4. Because the working-class are the foundation of a great nation!
5. This was President Barack Obama’s response when a 5-year-old black boy visiting the Oval Office asked “I want to know if my hair is just like yours”?
6. ‘Cause you’re a sky full of colours! Obama’s wave and the rainbow aligned.
7. Why let the kid in you die? Here’s the President racing down a hallway with Denis McDonough’s children, before the announcement of Denis’ appointment as the new Chief of Staff.
8. A man needs to chill.
9. And have a hearty laugh!
10. We are not the only ones who love to play with food!
11. Aww…to the square of infinity!
12. Greeting a bunch of kids at a day-care facility!
12. Because even the President can’t escape when Spiderman shoots his webbing. Obama with one of his staffer’s kids who was dressed as the popular superhero.
13. Walking Bo, the new pup in the White House!
14. He sure is good with kids, huh? Obama with Ella, daughter of Ben Rhodes, the Deputy National Security Advisor.
15. Twin tasking with the children of Katie Beirne Fallon, Director of Legislative Affairs.