{"id":40222,"date":"2025-07-05T07:43:08","date_gmt":"2025-07-05T07:43:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/40222\/"},"modified":"2025-07-05T07:43:08","modified_gmt":"2025-07-05T07:43:08","slug":"why-barack-and-michelle-obama-are-so-proud-of-malia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/40222\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Barack and Michelle Obama Are &#8220;So Proud&#8221; of Malia"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li>Barack and Michelle Obama posted sweet birthday tributes to their eldest daughter.<\/li>\n<li>They both shared the same picture of Malia, which was taken in 2014.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Keep shining bright, my love,&#8221; Michelle wrote in her Instagram caption.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_2-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> Independence Day isn&#8217;t the only thing Barack and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instyle.com\/celebrity\/michelle-obama\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Michelle Obama<\/a> celebrate on July 4. On Friday, they shared the same <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DLsYa_MObuE\/?hl=en\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"externalLink\" data-ordinal=\"2\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">throwback photo<\/a> of Malia in honor of their eldest daughter&#8217;s 27th birthday.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_4-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> &#8220;Happy birthday to my darling, Malia! You\u2019ve grown into such a smart, strong, and beautiful young woman, and I\u2019m so proud of the way you show up in the world. Keep shining bright, my love. \ud83c\udf1f\ud83e\udd73\ud83c\udf89,&#8221; read Michelle&#8217;s caption.\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_8-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> &#8220;Happy birthday, Malia! Thanks for always lighting up our world. So proud of you,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DLsYm7bOms7\/?hl=en\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"externalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Barack wrote<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_10-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> Taken in 2014, the photo depicts Barack, Michelle, and Malia watching a fireworks show from the roof of the White House.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_12-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> The couple&#8217;s youngest daughter, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instyle.com\/sasha-obama-rare-family-photo-11752132\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sasha<\/a>, turned 24 last month.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_14-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> &#8220;Happy birthday to my sweet girl, Sasha,&#8221; Michelle wrote on Instagram back in June. &#8220;Can\u2019t believe how quickly time has flown. I\u2019m so proud of the woman you\u2019ve become. Love you always! \ud83d\udc95\ud83e\udd73\ud83c\udf89.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_18-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> In the new snap, both Obama daughters proved they&#8217;re just as stylish as their mother: Malia sported a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instyle.com\/butter-yellow-nail-ideas-manicures-11749145\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">butter yellow<\/a>\u00a0dress, while her younger sister paired\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instyle.com\/silver-mary-jane-flats-shoe-trend-8672132\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"2\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">metallic ballet flats<\/a>\u00a0with a very island girl ensemble, including a nude tube top, flowy maxiskirt, and a large pendant necklace.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_22-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instyle.com\/michelle-obama-worried-after-barack-elected-11735091\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Earlier this year<\/a>, Michelle spoke about her biggest fears before her\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instyle.com\/michelle-obama-barack-white-house-high-stakes-11733866\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"2\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">husband Barack Obama<\/a>\u00a0took office in 2009. In an episode of her\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instyle.com\/michelle-barack-obama-deal-teasing-11733873\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"3\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">podcast &#8220;IMO,&#8221;<\/a>\u00a0which she cohosts with her brother Craig Robinson, Michelle revealed that she was most concerned about her daughters\u00a0Malia and Sasha.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_24-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> &#8220;The biggest worry that I had when Barack was elected, it wasn&#8217;t the difficulty of the job. It wasn&#8217;t the strain or the hardship or the threats or all the things you might imagine,&#8221; Michelle said.<\/p>\n<p> Barack Obama, Sasha Obama, Michelle Obama, and Malia Obama on September 1, 2009.<\/p>\n<p>Getty<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Barack and Michelle Obama posted sweet birthday tributes to their eldest daughter. 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