@nbcnews: Former President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama emphasized their connection to the city of Chicago and the surrounding areas during the opening ceremony of the Obama Presidential Center. NBC News' Kelly O'Donnell reports from the event on what she heard.
Quit trashing Obama's accomplishments. He has done more than any other President before him. Here is a list of his impressive accomplishments:
1. First President to be photographed smoking a joint.
2. First President to apply for college aid as a foreign student, then deny he was a foreigner.
3. First President to have a social security number from a state he has never lived in.
4. First President to preside over a cut to the credit-rating of the United States.
5. First President to violate the War Powers Act.
6. First President to be held in contempt of court for illegally obstructing oil drilling in the Gulf of Mexico.
7. First President to require all Americans to purchase a product from a third party.
8. First President to spend a trillion dollars on "shovel-ready" jobs when there was no such thing as "shovel-ready" jobs.
9. First President to abrogate bankruptcy law to turn over control of companies to his union supporters.
10. First President to by-pass Congress and implement the Dream Act through executive fiat.
11. First President to order a secret amnesty program that stopped the deportation of illegal immigrants across the U.S., including those with criminal convictions.
12. First President to demand a company hand-over $20 billion to one of his political appointees.
13. First President to tell a CEO of a major corporation (Chrysler) to resign.
14. First President to terminate America’s ability to put a man in space.
15. First President to cancel the National Day of Prayer and to say that America is no longer a Christian nation.
16. First President to have a law signed by an auto-pen without being present.
17. First President to arbitrarily declare an existing law unconstitutional and refuse to enforce it.
18. First President to threaten insurance companies if they publicly spoke out on the reasons for their rate increases.
19. First President to tell a major manufacturing company in which state it is allowed to locate a factory.
20. First President to file lawsuits against the states he swore an oath to protect (AZ, WI, OH, IN).
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Andrea Martin :
Building not that nice
2026-06-18 22:35:56
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user522496883604 :
This is what true leadership looks like thanks Mr and Mrs Obama god bless America 🥰🥰🥰🥰
2026-06-19 11:17:47
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rodeo promo 🇨🇦 :
Bots are going off in the comment section don’t take the bait
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sandy :
Michelle is so beautiful 🤩 ♥️🙏🏻
2026-06-19 03:30:34
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cloversmith21 :
Amazing Family thank you Mr President Obama.🤗
2026-06-19 10:25:08
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Linda Moore-Evans :
President Obama is so lovingly humble.
2026-06-19 00:25:13
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Lexi :
Obama
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gwendolynknight70 :
Obamas r the BEST
2026-06-19 04:49:50
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joe :
Obama
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Mark :
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Rabbit Hole 2020 :
From a non political view, I didn’t like it at first but now I’m a fan.
2026-06-19 05:34:41
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مرسل ظاهر :
congratulations Msr obma you deserve 🥰👌👍🥰
2026-06-19 02:20:24
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Hayot Koncy :
I can view enjoyment overwhelmed the Obama presidential center, be blessed Amen 🙏🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🙏
2026-06-19 06:58:44
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TADLES 🥶 :
Obama
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grandma :
🥰
2026-06-19 02:05:10
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Okonkwo David :
Obama
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Juanita :
Obama ❤️❤️❤️
2026-06-19 00:48:11
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Ghel★ :
ok
2026-06-18 22:19:02
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Mezery :
The building is kinda ugly 💔
2026-06-19 02:47:06
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Tammy Bailey Welch :
2026-06-19 02:23:28
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Brandon Max :
Obama
2026-06-18 23:57:13
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marilutorres7023 :
LOVE MY PRESIDENT OBAMA MY FIRST LADY MICHELLE OBAMA GOD BLESS YOU BOTH AND THEIR BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTERS 🙏🙏💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙
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