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Barack Obama shared the beloved video of the interaction on his Twitter account (Archive)
New Delhi:
An unexpected phone call almost caused a “panic attack”, an American resident and a new mother, Alyssa. But all went well after the 2-minute phone call with former President Barack Obama concluded with him talking to his 8-month-old son.
Barack Obama leaves no stones unturned to campaign for his former vice president and Democratic candidate Joe Biden. A close race for the White House is underway as Joe Biden snatches President Donald Trump for the presidency as US Election Day approaches on November 3.
And with the coronavirus pandemic affecting millions across the United States, Barack Obama has opted for a safer option to campaign for Biden: phone calls.
He urged everyone to vote for Joe Biden through what he called “telephone banking” and Ms. Alyssa was one of them. He shared the much-loved video of the interaction on his Twitter account.
You could make the difference between someone going to the polls or staying home. And many states could be decided by a handful of votes. Join me and make some calls for Joe in the last days of this election: https://t.co/FZknijCx0Epic.twitter.com/XGUnAArRXW
– Barack Obama (@BarackObama) October 31, 2020
Shocked by the call, she joked about having a panic attack before saying that she would love to vote for Joe Biden and his running mate Kamala Harris.
“I can’t wait (to vote),” he says.
Obama also urged her to tell her family and friends to vote for Joe Biden.
Obama also volunteered to give Alyssa the details of her polling place if she needed it, and proceeded to ask about a background noise: a baby’s laughter.
It turns out that Alyssa’s baby Jackson wants to talk on the phone every time someone is on a call.
The 8-month-old baby was on duty with the former president, who served two terms until Donald Trump won the 2016 election against Hillary Clinton.
“Hey Jacks. What’s going on, man?” Barack Obama asks the baby.
Alyssa then asks her son to say hi to the former president.
Obama later said he understands what it’s like for a mother with an eight-month-old who didn’t want to keep her waiting. He traded jokes and ended the conversation.
The campaign is in full swing in the US with Donald Trump and Joe Biden having schedules full of last minute campaigns.
Joe Biden has a huge lead in national polls and in enough swing states to allow multiple routes to the 270 electoral votes needed to win the White House. Donald Trump is on a frenzied campaign trip through Wisconsin and Pennsylvania on Monday, aiming to save the key states he won four years ago.
Americans have voted in large numbers and have already cast a record 93 million ballots, roughly two-thirds of the 2016 total vote count of 138.8 million. Some 239 million people can vote this year.
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