The outgoing US President, Barack Obama gave his much awaited final speech today which brought an end to his 8 year at the top job of the country. As you might expect, the speech came at a time when the traditional media and social media covered the event in great detail, and as such, we can see various snippets of the hour long speech across platforms like Twitter and the full one on YouTube.
It was quite an emotional speech and people resonated a lot to it and decided to post their sentiments on Twitter, from celebrities to the regular folk alike. The trending hashtag for the occasion was Obama Farewell and here are some of the tweets.
Larry King, the famed interviewer said this
.@BarackObama's farewell address was inspirational. You served your nation well, Mr. President. Thank you @POTUS. #ObamaFarewell
— Larry King (@kingsthings) January 11, 2017
The Ellen Show
.@POTUS @BarackObama I love you more than I have space on Twitter to describe. #ObamaFarewell
— Ellen DeGeneres (@EllenDeGeneres) January 11, 2017
Tyler over here was quite emotional about the speech
okay just got home from work FINALLY watching the #ObamaFarewell speech i'm ready to cry, he's just the best OKAY he's just THE BEST
— tyler oakley // schedule pinned (@tyleroakley) January 11, 2017
Marc Jacobs, the famous designer posted this photo of Obama wearing this
Thank you 🙏🏾 #ObamaFarewell pic.twitter.com/a3H3XYARdt
— Marc Jacobs (@marcjacobs) January 11, 2017
Neyo doesn’t want Obama to go
Mood. #ObamaFarewell pic.twitter.com/ycNsGbnk3R
— NE-YO (@NeYoCompound) January 11, 2017
Magic Johnson praised his skills as a speaker.
.@POTUS @BarackObama without question is the greatest speaker and man that I know. #ObamaFarewell
— Earvin Magic Johnson (@MagicJohnson) January 11, 2017
Others praised his track record
.@POTUS has led our country with grace and dignity. Economic turnaround, climate action, marriage equality, and so much more #ObamaFarewell
— Martin O'Malley (@MartinOMalley) January 11, 2017
Generally, people seemed to be proud of Obama
Barack Obama makes me intensely proud & honored to have lived in his time. #ObamaFarewell
— Banks Atkin 🇨🇩🇨🇦 (@BanksAtkin) January 11, 2017
This will only last for a few days
https://twitter.com/imWaavey/status/819023126403153920
I expected the Obama-dropping-a-mic gif here
Obama out.. 🎤 #ObamaFarewell pic.twitter.com/ftTE6Hc0Mk
— al•che•MEL•ist (@itsRamel) January 11, 2017
Others were lamenting over the ‘downgrade’ America will be experiencing in the next few days
https://twitter.com/imWaavey/status/819037881046073344
Well this person urged people to save that speech for eternity.
Welp. That was the last coherent Presidential speech y'all are going to get for 4-8 years. I hope you got it on DVR. #ObamaFarewell
— Ess (@ScottyLiterati) January 11, 2017
This guy saw the actual message of the speech
https://twitter.com/politicalmiller/status/819016187833184256
Billboard tweeted the classic Obama dropping a mic gif which is important for the moment
Obama out. #ObamaFarewell pic.twitter.com/9ifatQHVwz
— billboard (@billboard) January 11, 2017
Someone highlighted the irony of the moment between the succeeding and the preceding Presidents
Obama is trending bc of his eloquent, inspiring speech. #ObamaFarewell
Trump is trending bc he peed on Russian prostitutes. #GoldenShowers— Laura 🌺 (@LauraE303B) January 11, 2017
To culminate the whole moment, this lady summarizes what Obama said at the end of his speech.
8 years ago, my husband and I cried as #Obama told us "Yes We Can." Tonight we cried because "Yes We Did". #ObamaFarewell #FarewellObama
— DreaMaria (@DreaMaria3) January 11, 2017
