As President Obama wraps up his last term, his White House staff has started playing pranks on him

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President Obama is preparing to leave the White House after eight years in office, and while he still has tons of important work to do on any given day, his staff has apparently decided to lighten the mood this holiday season by playing a small prank on him.

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According to Pete Souza, Chief Official White House photographer, there have been several snowmen on display in the Rose Garden recently, and someone had the idea to move them closer and closer to the Oval Office until the president finally noticed them.

While the snowmen were apparently difficult to move, some “helpful staff” got the move done, leaving the snowmen to stare into the Oval Office as President Obama was working. Maybe they’ll have more jokes for him before he leaves office.

Even the leader of the free world can’t escape practical jokes, it seems.

(H/t Esquire)

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