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While everything may feel pretty terrible in Washington, DC and beyond, there is someone who seems to be truly stepping away from it all and chilling: former POTUS and current Peak American Dad, Barack Obama.
The former president and his wife are vacationing this week and were spotted by photographers on Necker Island, the private island of Virgin founder Richard Branson. As evidenced by the many photos and videos floating around Twitter, Obama has gone full-on dad with his vacation wardrobe, including flip-flops and a backwards baseball hat (!).
His sunglasses game is also decidedly improved, since he finally gave up those alien-like reflective sunnies for nicer Oliver Peoples shades in 2016.
Obama's on vacation with the hat backwards. He's never coming back. pic.twitter.com/RUakcwwgtT
— Philip Lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) February 1, 2017
Obama really in the BVI in flip flops just chillin pic.twitter.com/k1zb1Z3bQ2
— Amat Victoria Curamॐ (@BR_Nation) February 1, 2017
Sunglasses and backwards cap Obama needs to be put it in the Smithsonian, The White House, and My house. Who can do an oil painting? pic.twitter.com/s5v4k1XCpE
— max (@Mvxamilion) February 1, 2017
Between the hat, the shades, and the Patagonia-style jacket in his new Twitter photo, it’s pretty clear Obama has completed the sartorial transition to the semi-retired, kinda-cool-but-still-makes-dad-jokes, soon-to-be-empty-nester father he now is.