Two years after leaving the White House, Obama lost popularity and money

MADRID.- The popularity of presidential couples

United States

This varies according to his profile during his tenure, but he inevitably falls after leaving the White House and regained some normalcy, though it never was life before. Always, except in the case of

Barack

and

Michelle Obama

. The couple relied on the sympathy of many of their compatriots even before being elected president, aroused curiosity after taking office and remain fascinated by everything that, two years after he left.

They returned to privacy in 2017 and their popularity has not diminished, although they are not accompanied in their journey by a caravan of official cars and a security army, as was the case when they were residents of the White House. What is more curious is that this occurs despite the high standard of living of the family, a fact that in other cases has caused a rejection.

The latest and luxurious European wedding holidays and their daughters, Malia and Sasha, have demonstrated this. It does not matter that in their trip to Europe, after their youngest daughter has completed her last year of high school before entering university, they have stayed in luxurious mansions that would have caused critics to get into school. they were from others. In one case, it was a visit to George and Amal Clooney's home on Lake Como (northern Italy). In addition to attending as a couple's guests who arouse sympathy for their social activism, they did so to support them in a solidarity event and thus match the numerous opportunities in which the Clooneys supported their initiatives during their eight years of occupation. Presidency of the United States.

The fact that the Obama arrived in French Provence by private plane and stayed at the Mas des Poiriers, a luxurious 18th century country house located in Villeneuve-lez-Avignon, near the medieval city of Avignon, n & # 39; 39 did not seem to matter. the rent of which costs 55,000 euros per week and includes in the price two chefs, two waiters and the cleaning service, a swimming pool, a tennis court or a gym. The Obama family still enjoys the bull that provides its involvement in social causes.

When they arrive at a restaurant, town or meeting with a president or badociation, people rush to see them and continue to encourage them. They are discreet, they have not made mistakes, unless they are revealed, they maintain their prestige and do not badociate with causes in which they do not believe . Although, like other couples who were in the same place, they know how to make their reputation profitable.

Barack Obama receives a pension of about $ 200,000 as president, but this income is the least of his emoluments, if you consider that for each of his interventions, a speaker receives about $ 390,000. However, the family economy does not rest solely on his shoulders, as his wife, Michelle, has also managed to generate a millionaire income. My story, the autobiography that was launched in November 2018, has become the best-selling memoir of history – more than ten million copies, according to data provided by the house. Penguin Random House edition – and during events promoting the public has treated it as if it were a rock star.

In addition, Obama signed an agreement with the Netflix platform to produce exclusively original documentaries, series and films. It seems that they are also negotiating with Spotify. The advantage is reciprocal: the platforms benefit from the attraction of marriage and, in addition to signing contracts supposed millionaires, do not disappoint the content. The projects of his production company, Higher Ground Productions, focus on issues such as race, clbad, democracy, civil rights, children, education or health.

With these wickers, few people realize where they spend their holidays, while their home in the upscale Kalorama district, Washington, cost them 8.1 million euros, or that each course at Harvard – the same university The partner of Malia, the eldest daughter of the couple, was also studying for more than $ 45,000.

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