Obama 'very doubtful' his daughters will run for office someday
What do Sasha and Malia want to be when they grow up? There's at least one occupation that the first daughters seemed to have ruled out: Politics.
During an interview with radio host Tom Joyner, President Obama said it's unlikely either of his teenage daughters will want to run for public office "partly because they've been listening to their mother."
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"If they want to do it through business, then I want them to have a business that is providing employment and opportunity for people who might not otherwise get it," he said."If they want to do it through the arts, then I want their art to be informed by the great social issues of the day so they are illuminating that for other people and telling stories that need to be told." [The Hill]
