How Barack Obama really feels about daughter Malia's decision to drop her last name professionally

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How Barack Obama really feels about daughter Malia's decision to drop her last name professionally
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“I think our daughters go out of their way to not try to leverage that,” the former president said on the “Pivot” podcast.

The former president said he warned her that dropping her name wouldn’t hide her connection to her famous parents.

Barack Obama cheekily endorses Kamala Harris’ tan suit: ‘Ten years later, and it’s still a good look!’He then explained that Malia wanted audiences to watch her film, “The Heart,” without having the Obama family connection in mind. author also said his daughters don’t want him or Michelle, 60, to give them a leg up in their careers.

“If she wanted to call herself Jeanette MacDonald, she has the right to! If I can be Whoopi Goldberg, she can be whoever the hell she wants to be!”Malia made her directorial debut with her short film, “The Heart,” which premiered at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival in January.She rocked a plaid Vivienne Westwood ensemble that consisted of the brand’s Sunday corset and an asymmetrical maxi skirt.

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