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Must-See: President Obama Dancing in Kenya is the Greatest Thing You'll Watch All Day

Our POTUS broke out a few of his moves during last week's diplomatic trip to his home country.
President Obama Dancing in Kenya is the Greatest Thing You'll Watch All Day
Obama 125 White House Correspondents’ Dinner 2015
By Taylor Lewis · Updated October 27, 2020
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President Obama is smooooth (not that we needed any further proof).

During POTUS’ trip last week to Kenya, he broke out some of his best dance moves while getting down to the Lipala, a traditional Kenyan dance.

Joined by Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta, Kenyan First Lady Margaret Kenyatta and U.S. National Security Advisor Susan Rice, President Obama danced his way into our hearts (again). Check out the video above and tell us what you think!