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Obama just danced to Hotline Bling with Usher

Still officially the coolest President of all time

Obama just danced to Hotline Bling with Usher
Danielle de Wolfe
24 October 2016

"Yeah, this is happening." Immortal words from Usher, who's whipped his phone out at the final White House musical event of Barack Obama's time in office, just in time to catch the Pres dancing to Drake's 'Hotline Bling.'

Having promised not to twerk earlier in the night, America's most memeable President more than compensated with this display. There's something so soothing, so enchanting about his dad dance moves. He pirouettes along the chasm of 'actually very embarrassing' and performs the remarkable world leader feat of not falling in. His top button's undone, his hips are doing a little sashay and his arms are raised in a full 'having a bit of a boogie but not completely letting go' stance, he's 55, and yet somehow, somehow he doesn't seem mortifying.

So here's to Barack, we're gonna miss ya big man. As proof of his abilities, let's compare and contrast his moves with our British equivalent: