CHICAGO — President Barack Obama is in town this weekend for a trio of political fundraisers.
He also Barack'd the vote.
Obama cast his ballot at the Cook County Building, 69 W. Washington St., after touching down Friday afternoon near Soldier Field and headlining a lunchtime fundraiser at the home of news baron Fred Eychaner.
US President Barack Obama early votes at the Cook County Office Building in Chicago, Illin… https://t.co/YyasVjLCqZ pic.twitter.com/vO5O7y2jsd
— Jim Watson (@JimWatson_AFP) October 7, 2016
Obama told poll workers that they were doing "an outstanding job" and made a joke about his age, according to White House pool reporters.
"What's my date of birth? 8/4/81?," Obama asked, to which a poll worker replied "nice try," according to the report.
"I was just shaving a couple of decades off," Obama reportedly said.
"They can't see who I'm voting for can they?" @POTUS about pool reporters as he early votes at booth downtown pic.twitter.com/UPE9O2aouR
— Bill Cameron (@billjcameron) October 7, 2016
The president from Chicago hinted to reporters earlier this week that he would vote during his trip home. Early voting began late last month at the county building.
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Obama also came here for fundraisers benefiting presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, congressional Democrats, and U.S. Senate candidate Tammy Duckworth, according to the Sun-Times.
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