This little girl is utterly heartbroken that President Obama is leaving the White House soon

Heartbroken about Obama's eminent departure
(Image credit: Facebook.com/caprina.harris)

Barack Obama may be the country's first black president, but for babies born in 2009, he is the precedent for the country's highest office. The fact that he isn't always going to be president is a tough lesson for at least one Obama administration baby to take.

When Caprina D. Harris told her granddaughter, who shares a birthday with Obama, that the president will be leaving the White House soon, she was crushed.

"We have to vote for another president," Harris explained.

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"I'm not ready for a new one," her granddaughter wails. Watch the heartbreaking video below.

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On Saturday morning just before Gymnastics, My Dranbaby found out that our President Barack Obama was no longer going to be our President!!! He has been her President all of her life and Yes her birthday is also on AUGUST 4!!!! My poor baby!!!Posted by Caprina D Harris on Monday, February 15, 2016

And this little girl probably isn't alone in her grief. Indeed, the writer and activist Feminista Jones tweeted this in solidarity.

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Maybe Obama's presidency will inspire these young fans to change the face of politics as well.

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Lauren Hansen

Lauren Hansen produces The Week’s podcasts and videos and edits the photo blog, Captured. She also manages the production of the magazine's iPad app. A graduate of Kenyon College and Northwestern University, she previously worked at the BBC and Frontline. She knows a thing or two about pretty pictures and cute puppies, both of which she tweets about @mylaurenhansen.