Over the course of her almost eight years in the White House, Michelle Obama has seen favorable comparisons to Jackie Kennedy thanks to her grace and fashion prowess. “The First Lady is now up to 22 dollars!”
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Obama appeared set on actually shopping, while DeGeneres played the trip for laughs – teasing customers and insisting on opening a box of wine.
In CVS, the pair approached the checkout and a store clerk came forward to help out, saying something quietly. “I’m trying to focus”, Obama told the host. DeGeneres asked loudly as they headed to check out. “There’s coupons, because you’re gonna need these probably, I know it’s been a while”, DeGeneres joked as they entered the store.
Obama has not shied away from using humour as a weapon.
If you watch one thing today, make it this.
Obama was the serious counterpart to DeGeneres’ antics, which led to the first lady telling DeGeneres, “You are really not a good person to shop with”.
In the sketch at CVS, Obama’s security service lingered amid the shopping aisles.
Obama used the bullhorn to call for customer assistance and was finally able to pick out some headphones for her daughter Sasha – despite DeGeneres distracting her with a back scratcher.
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But in the remaining four months in Washington DC, Ms Obama has not wasted a minute of the spotlight.
