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President Barack Obama returns to Chicago to deliver his farewell address and cap eight years in office, just days before the arrival of a new president, who has vowed to roll back much of the “change” that took place. In his final official remarks to the American people, President Barack Obama explained "why we cannot withdraw from global fights." He returned to Chicago to deliver his farewell address and cap eight years in office in front of tens of thousands of supporters.
The president is expected to give a “hopeful” and “forward-looking” message, White House officials told CNN. The president was expected to give a “hopeful” and “forward-looking” message, White House officials told CNN.
“The two things I take away from this office,” Obama said in a promotional video on the White House’s Facebook page, “are, number one, that change can happen, that the system will respond to ordinary people coming together to try to move the country in a better direction. And the second thing I'll take away from this experience is the fundamental goodness of the American people.”“The two things I take away from this office,” Obama said in a promotional video on the White House’s Facebook page, “are, number one, that change can happen, that the system will respond to ordinary people coming together to try to move the country in a better direction. And the second thing I'll take away from this experience is the fundamental goodness of the American people.”
Obama will say goodbye in front of around 20,000 people inside McCormick Place, the largest convention center in North America, as untold millions watch live online and on television.Obama will say goodbye in front of around 20,000 people inside McCormick Place, the largest convention center in North America, as untold millions watch live online and on television.
Chicago is considered as much a home to Obama as Hawaii, his birthplace. The windy city is a different sort of birthplace, one for his political career, where he was first a community organizer before being elected to the Illinois senate in 1997. He became the state’s junior US senator in 2004.Chicago is considered as much a home to Obama as Hawaii, his birthplace. The windy city is a different sort of birthplace, one for his political career, where he was first a community organizer before being elected to the Illinois senate in 1997. He became the state’s junior US senator in 2004.