As the Democratic National Convention kicks into full gear down in Charlotte, there's one democrat who will be tardy for the party--the president. What could possibly be keeping the commander-in-chief from the convention? His duty to his daughter.
During an interview with Entertainment Tonight, the first lady said her husband'sarrival to the DNC would be delayed because of their oldest daughter Malia's first day of high school on Tuesday. She said that she and POTUS make it a point to place both their daughters' schedules and lives before politics.
"We have always structured our lives where our kids come first and their involvement in politics is at their own discretion," she told ET. "And trust me, there hasn't been a time when they've said, 'I think I want to watch you do a rally rather than go to this sleepover,' it's never happened -- surprisingly so. But they're always welcome and they do enjoy the campaign trail, but the older they get the more full lives they have. You know, they're on sports teams, they've got friends, they've got activities ...They're living normal teenage lives and that's exactly how Barack and I would want it."