Michelle Obama credits her kids for her social media prowess

Michelle credits her children.
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First Lady Michelle Obama gave The Verge her first virtual reality interview, and the topic was appropriately hip — how to be cool on social media. She and Barack, she said, benefit quite a bit from having a couple of young advisers around.

"I've got two Gen Z-ers living under my roof," Obama said. "They don't think we're cool at all. But I know what they're watching on Vine, and I know what they're giggling about."

Obama also walked The Verge through the origin of one of her more iconic social media moments, 2014's #TurnipForWhat Vine. Watch below. Julie Kliegman

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