Here's what the Obamas are getting for Christmas
During a visit to a holiday event at the Children's National Health System on Monday, First Lady Michelle Obama didn't do a very good job keeping her family's Christmas presents a secret. When a patient asked her what she was getting the president, Obama said, "All right, press, don't tell him. He's going to get some workout stuff. It's not going to be very interesting this year, honey. Sorry."
Daughters Malia and Sasha Obama aren't getting especially exciting Christmas presents either, People reports: The teens only wanted cash and their favorite dish, mac and cheese, for Christmas.
The first lady explained: "It will be some version of [money]. They don't want me to waste my energy picking out stuff they don't want. So they'd rather just have the money."
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Bo and Sunny Obama aren't excluded from the festivities either, although FLOTUS revealed that Sunny in particular might deserve to get coal in her stocking.
"They were very nice [this year]. They have been very good dogs. I mean, Sunny sometimes can be naughty. Because you know what she does sometimes? She leaves the kitchen and she'll sneak and she'll poop on the other end of the White House," Obama said.
And now you know.
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