Obama Gives Touching Holiday Tribute To The Troops
- 8 years ago
President Barack Obama is one of the most powerful men in the world.
He's commander in chief of one of its mightiest militaries, too.
Yet in spite of all that, Obama feels inadequate from time to time.
Especially when he's vacationing in Hawaii and working out alongside strapping Marines at their gym.
"The only problem I've got when I'm here is having to work out with Marines in the gym," Obama said during his annual Christmas Day visit with U.S. troops at Marine Corps Base Hawaii in Kaneohe Bay.
"Because I generally feel like your commander in chief is in pretty good shape, and then I get next to some guy, you know, curling 100 pounds and it makes me feel small."
The Christmas visit with the troops has become a yearly tradition for the Obamas during their annual vacation on Oahu.
Obama said it's one of their favorite things to do because they get a chance to "say thank you on behalf of the American people."
He's commander in chief of one of its mightiest militaries, too.
Yet in spite of all that, Obama feels inadequate from time to time.
Especially when he's vacationing in Hawaii and working out alongside strapping Marines at their gym.
"The only problem I've got when I'm here is having to work out with Marines in the gym," Obama said during his annual Christmas Day visit with U.S. troops at Marine Corps Base Hawaii in Kaneohe Bay.
"Because I generally feel like your commander in chief is in pretty good shape, and then I get next to some guy, you know, curling 100 pounds and it makes me feel small."
The Christmas visit with the troops has become a yearly tradition for the Obamas during their annual vacation on Oahu.
Obama said it's one of their favorite things to do because they get a chance to "say thank you on behalf of the American people."