An emotional Barack Obama used his farewell speech to thank his wife Michelle for the sacrifices she made for his political dreams, calling her his “best friend” and a “role model” for the new generation.
“Michelle for the past twenty-five years, you’ve been not only my wife and mother of my children, but my best friend,” Obama said in front of thousands of his supporters with the First Lady sitting in the front row along with her youngest daughter Malia and her mother.
The First Lady received standing ovation as Obama thanked her.
“You took on a role you didn’t ask for and made it your own with grace and grit and style and good humour. You made the White House a place that belongs to everybody,” Obama said about his life partner for 25 years.
