Michelle Obama: Barack 'was a bum' in school

First lady Michelle Obama took her husband to task during remarks to the Real Daytime talk show, saying Barack may be president now, but in his younger years – in his time spent in school and college – he was little more than a "bum" and buffoon.

"Barack fooled around in high school," she said, the Daily Mail reported. "He's said it [himself], he didn't take school seriously. He barely got his work done. He was a bum."

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She said Obama didn't take his future seriously until he transferred to Columbia University and entered his second year.

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And on that note, she made her point: "It is never too late. The president of the United States screwed around in high school and he still got his act together."

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Her interview with Real Daytime took place in the White House, on the heels of Obama's announced ban on solitary confinement for juveniles in prison.