Posted on 07/09/2017 1:32:47 AM PDT by MarvinStinson
Jolene Jackinsky snaps a selfie after she and 6-month-old Giselle were greeted by none other than former U.S. President Barack Obama at Anchorage International Airport in Alaska.
(CNN)Barack Obama may not be president anymore, but his legendary baby-whispering skills are apparently still going strong, after photos of his encounter with a baby at an Alaska airport were circulated widely on social media.
While in a waiting area for private flights at Anchorage International Airport on Monday, Obama, who was on his way home after a trip to Asia, spotted 6-month-old Giselle and her mother, Jolene Jackinsky, of Anchorage.
Jackinsky told CNN that Obama walked up and asked "Who is this pretty girl?" before scooping up the adorable infant, who was sporting a ribboned sun hat, while her mother snapped a couple of photos.
When Giselle's father approached, Obama joked, "Hey! I'm taking your baby," Jackinsky recalled.
"It was unreal and very exciting. After I met him I couldn't believe I actually talked to him and he held my baby," she said.
During his time at the White House, Obama became notorious for his love of kids. In 2011, a video of him expertly comforting a fussy baby went viral. Obama's White House photographer, Pete Souza, also regularly captured the then-President meeting a series of small visitors on his Instagram page.
Yet, despite the famous man holding her, it was baby Giselle's wide-eyed expression that some on social media in delight Saturday.
Shauntel J @essayjenkins
Will never get enough of this baby's expressions, like She KNOWS she's meeting Pres Obama
12:36 PM - 8 Jul 2017
(Excerpt) Read more at cnn.com ...
The National Enquirer wants to know about the missing ring”
Good catch. Looks like he has not been wearing a wedding ring... hmmmm....
When Giselle’s father approached, Obama joked, “Hey! I’m taking your baby,” Jackinsky recalled.
My response would of been “Put the baby down or be prepared to die.”
Someone pass the insulin. The treacle is so thick I’m going into a diabetic coma.
This was a set up. FAKE!
When it comes to covering Obama, CNN is back to the lapdog status it had for the past 8 years before President Trump was elected.
NO RING !!!!!!!!
Alexandra King, the author, pushed her office chair out of the way and got on her knees to type this propaganda piece.
FAKE NEWS! Idjits.
What a weird headline. I can't tell if it was written by a would-be surfer dude, a stoner or both. "I'm stoked, dude, got some primo Alaskan baby!"
Are wedding rings worn by muslims?
NO RING !!!!!!!!
Interesting.
I noticed that.
I still don’t know what “stoked” means.
Is OBAMA jealous of FLOTUS MELANIA’S passion to help children?
Inconsiderate.
He simply assumed the minor person self-identified as a female.
If a furnace has been stoked, it’s fired up. So, it means enthused, I guess.
“Stoked” is surfer and snowboarder speak for “So excited!”
Communist News Network turns the random expressions on a baby’s face into a propaganda piece glorifying and worhsipping Obama. Par for the course for the radical left media.
"Notorius" is a good word. Maybe she's a closet conservative sending us a coded message in her dispatch? Too bad she didn't choose "infamous." It means extra-special famous, right?
That photo will so embarrassing for her 2068 Republican Presidential campaign...
I wouldn’t let that African bastard touch any of my family.
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