To put it plainly, 2017 was, well, rough. It’s been nearly a year since Barack Obama and his family left the White House, and in case you had any doubts, their family Christmas photo is here to prove that America misses them more than ever.
On Christmas day, the former POTUS took to Twitter to share a throwback photo from two years ago of he, Michelle, Sasha, Malia and some cute Christmas elves looking as fabulous as ever, along with the caption, “On behalf of the Obama family, Merry Christmas! We wish you joy and peace this holiday season.”
On behalf of the Obama family, Merry Christmas! We wish you joy and peace this holiday season. pic.twitter.com/CNFUZrhrBj
— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) December 25, 2017
After the kind of year we’ve all had, the internet had some feelings about it. As of Tuesday evening, the tweet received over 200,000 retweets, 30,000 responses and over a million likes. (Which, quick sidenote, as Elle points out, is far more than any of Trump’s Christmas-related tweets received. But who’s counting?) Obviously, the responses were relatable AF, with many telling the former POTUS, “we miss you,” and “come back.”
And then there were the people who got really emotional, and honestly, same.
Please come back, Trump is trying to kill us, we miss you, Merry Christmas.
Hi, Michelle, love you, kiss the kids for me.— I have never seen this many trolls. (@BravenakBlog) December 25, 2017
Be my president again. Please.
— Marlyn Rosario (@MarlynRosMusic) December 26, 2017
Every time you pop on my Twitter feed I hear the song “Baby come back” in my head.
— Rose DF (@_Astro_Nerd_) December 26, 2017
Cue Saturday Night Live’s “Come Back Barack” am I right?