Former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama return to the White House to see the unveiling of their portraits.
President Biden on Wednesday will host former President Barack Obama and former first lady, Michelle Obama, at the White House together for the first time since they left office in 2017.
The Obamas are back for the official unveiling of their portraits, providing a rare opportunity for Biden to try and hitch Democratic midterm campaign messaging to the former two-term president.
Obama returned to the White House in April for the first time since leaving office in 2017 — reaping up so much attention from a crowd celebrating the 12th anniversary of Obamacare that The Telegraph described Biden as appearing “lost.”
Michelle Obama has reportedly not been back to the White House since moving nearly six years ago to a nearby Washington mansion.
The former first lady, who famously tended to a White House vegetable garden, is well-regarded among Democrats for her strong speaking abilities and frequently registers as a potentially popular presidential candidate herself.
Michelle Obama delivered one of the 2020 Democratic convention’s most expressive and best-received appeals to vote out President Donald Trump, saying, “If we have any hope of ending this chaos, we have to vote for Joe Biden like our lives depend on it.”
Although Biden was Obama’s vice president for eight years, there are signs that they weren’t particularly close.
After taking office last year, Biden admitted that he had never been to the White House “residence” or living quarters during Obama’s presidency. The residence has a sitting area and presidential office, in addition to bedrooms.