The mystery of where Sasha Obama was during her dad's speech has been solved
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Sasha Obama was noticeably absent from her father's farewell address Tuesday night in Chicago, and people have theories about why the she wasn't in attendance.
The boring folks of the world think there is a simple explanation:
Others are convinced she had more nefarious plans:
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Some say the decision to leave the First Daughter in Washington, D.C., was a matter of national security:
Could it be that she just didn't make the cut?
It turns out there was an important reason why she stayed behind:
Good luck, Sasha! Glad that one's been solved — now on to the Russian hacks.
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Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.
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