Michelle Says Obama Joked Around in High School: 'He Was a Bum!'

The First Lady said she always got better grades than Obama in high school.

First Lady Michelle Obama said her husband “was a bum” and “had to grow up a little bit” when he was in high school. 

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FLOTUS appeared on the daytime show The Real and revealed that the president wasn't always a serious student.

“Barack fooled around in high school. He didn't take school seriously in high school. He barely got his work done. He was a bum,” she said.

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Michelle says President Obama's story comes with an important message: “It's never too late. The President of the United States screwed around in high school and he still got his act together.”

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