The nation’s capitol could be seeing the Obama’s for years after they vacate the White House in 2017, with President Barack Obama saying remaining in Washington, D.C., is a possibility in their future.
President Obama and First Lady Michelle sat down with Barbara Walters on ABC’s 20/20 for a candid interview Friday night. As the President addressed his low approval ratings and failing signature healthcare law, he also addressed his future, telling Walters there is a chance the First Family could remain in Washington, D.C., after leaving the White House if daughter Sasha wants to stay to finish school.
“So we’ve gotta—you know we gotta make sure that she’s doing well … until she goes off to college,” Obama told Walters. “Sasha will have a big say in where we are.”
The youngest Obama will only be 16 and a sophomore in high school when Obama ends his reign as President. Both Sasha and older daughter Malia attend the Sidwell Friends School.
If the First Family decides to remain in Washington after leaving office, they will be the first to do so since President Woodrow Wilson.
In his interview with Walters, Obama also addressed his low approval ratings and the rocky rollout of the Affordable Care Act. The President said that while his presidency has seen its fair share of ups and downs, there’s “nowhere to go but up.”
Obama went on to say the American people still think he’s trustworthy, despite polls to the contrary.
“I got re-elected in part because people did think I was trustworthy and they knew I was working on their behalf,” Obama told Walters.
The President, however, was forced to apologize for telling the American people if they liked their health plan, they could keep it after millions received cancellation notices. And, according to a Nov. 25 CNN/ORC poll, 53 percent said Obama is neither trustworthy nor honest.
Watch a clip of Obama’s interview with Walters below.
