Obama Dog Bo, Once a White House Celebrity, Dies of Cancer
Voice of America
09 May 2021, 10:05 GMT+10
WASHINGTON - Former President Barack Obama s dog Bo died Saturday after a battle with cancer, the Obamas said on social media.
News of Bo s passing was shared by Obama and his wife, Michelle, on Instagram, where both expressed sorrow at the passing of a dog the former president described as a true friend and loyal companion. He tolerated all the fuss that came with being in the White House, had a big bark but no bite, loved to jump in the pool in the summer, was unflappable with children, lived for scraps around the dinner table, and had great hair, Barack Obama wrote.
Michelle Obama explains support of BLM, fear for daughters Every time they get in a car by themselves, I worry about what assumption is being made by somebody who doesn t know everything about them, Obama said.
Former First Lady
Michelle Obama explained her support of the Black Lives Matter movement and her fear for her daughters in an interview on
Barack Obama, were moved to speak out after
Derek Chauvin was found guilty of the murder of
George Floyd.
“The goal is to let leaders lead. But in certain times, people, you know, look to us often. ‘Well, what do you think? How do you feel? ” she remarked. “While we’re all breathing a sigh of relief over the verdict, there’s still work to be done. We can’t say ‘great that happened, let’s move on.’ I know that people in the Black community don’t feel that way because many of us still live in fear.”
State Dining Room
2:40 P.M. EDT
THE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon. Earlier today, I I visited a restaurant here in town, Las I’m going to mispronounce it Las Geme- Las Gelameas [Gemelas]. And which is a pilot program for the Restaurant Revitalization Fund and an important piece of the American Rescue Plan.
One of my goals with the American Rescue Plan is to make sure that we get this law’s benefits quickly and directly to the American people.
So before I say a bit more about what we’re doing to support our nation’s restaurants, let me provide an update on what is happening through the American Rescue Plan right now, as I speak.
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