Obama bids farewell |
President Barack Obama bid farewell to the nation on Jan 10, 2017, in an emotional speech that sought to comfort a country on edge over rapid economic changes, persistent security threats and the election of Donald Trump. Forceful at times and tearful at others, Obama`s valedictory speech in his hometown of Chicago was a public meditation on the many trials the U.S. faces as Obama takes his exit. For the challenges that are new, Obama offered his vision for how to surmount them, and for the persistent problems he was unable to overcome, he offered optimism that others, eventually, will. Yet Obama argued his faith in America had only been strengthened by what he`s witnessed the past eight years, and he declared: “The future should be ours.”Brushing away tears with a handkerchief, Obama paid tribute to the sacrifices made by his wife _ and by his daughters, who were young girls when they entered the big white home on Pennsylvania Avenue and leave as young women. He praised first lady Michelle Obama for taking on her role “with grace and grit and style and good humor” and for making the White House “a place that belongs to everybody. ”Indeed, much of what Obama accomplished during his two terms _ from health care overhaul and environmental regulations to his nuclear deal with Iran _ could potentially be upended by Trump.
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