Michelle and Barack Obama urge people to vote on 28th wedding anniversary, Internet says 'miss your leadership'
On October 3, Barack and Michelle Obama took to Instagram to express their love for each other on their 28th anniversary and followers were instantly in love with the former first couple once again. Apart from expressing love for each other, both urged followers to reach out to people who might not vote and requested them to make sure that those people get registered and vote.
The former US president wrote: “Even with everything going on, I wanted to take a moment to say happy anniversary to the love of my life. Every day with @MichelleObama makes me a better husband, a better father, and a better human. This year, while we appreciate all your well wishes, what we’d really love is for each of you to reach out to one person in your life who might not vote. Help them get registered. Help them make a plan to cast their ballot. Send them to iwillvote.com to get started. Happy anniversary, Miche. Love you.”
The former first lady also penned a heartfelt caption which read: “28 years with this one. I love @BarackObama for his smile, his character, and his compassion. So grateful to have him as a partner through everything life throws at us. And this year, we have a request for you — pick one person in your life who might not vote and make sure they do. Tell us about it in the comments! That’s an anniversary message of the best kind. Love you, Barack.”
Soon, the couple got a lot of responses. One user said, “Registering my brother to vote for the first time!!!! Happy anniversary to you both.” A follower shared, “Last week I made sure my friend from elementary school was registered (we are 40 now). She’s registered and ready to vote for the first time!” One said, “Happy Anniversary!! I’m celebrating 5 years with my husband today. And I’m making sure my dad votes!”
A follower said, “Respect forever the best president of the world president Obama and the best first lady Michelle elegant and lovely I love you very much.” Another stated, “Happy Anniversary to the best First Couple ever!!! The country misses your leadership every day!” One commented, “Happy Anniversary to the couple we continue to admire and respect. You make us want to be better. Still.”
Earlier, we had reported, Michelle opened up on just how much goes into a long-term relationship during an episode of 'The Michelle Obama Podcast' with guest Conan O'Brien. She had said that she always knew she wanted to get married while Barack had been a bit more hesitant as his parents had got divorced and his grandparents had a shaky marriage.
She opened up on the ups and downs of marriage and said there were times when she wanted to push Barack out of the window. "There were times that I wanted to push Barack out of the window. And I say that because it’s like, you’ve got to know the feelings will be intense. But that doesn’t mean you quit. And these periods can last a long time. They can last years," Michelle said.