President Barack Obama wipes his tears as he speaks at McCormick Place in Chicago, Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2017, giving his presidential farewell address. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
I was going to start this column with a joke. How could I not? Just minutes before Barack Obama was about to give his last address as president of the United States, his successor Donald Trump was angrily denying accusations he had paid Russian prostitutes to pee in front of him.
But Obama’s speech is over. He and Vice President Joe Biden have hugged and walked off the stage. And I can’t muster a laugh.
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Source: Macleans
