Obama on Trump Inauguration: 'Overall, There Was Serenity There'
PoliticsFormer President Obama was interviewed on BBC Radio 4 by his friend Prince Harry, where he delivered a series of thoughtful, diplomatic statements about the political dangers of social media “cocoons,” the pressures of public life, his marriage, and the inauguration of his successor, an orange dump truck who quoted Bane in his inaugural speech. That was actually fine, Obama insisted.
“The first thing that went through my mind was sitting across from Michelle, how thankful I was that she had been my partner through that whole process,” Obama said, when Harry asked what was running through his mind on January 20 as Donald J. Trump officially took his place as the leader of the free world. The former First Lady, Obama added, had been a reluctant participant in the political process, and he was thinking about how lucky he was that their partnership had made it through his presidency intact. Fair enough.