President Obama Is Creeped Out By These Snowmen, So His Staff Pranked Him

December 22, 2016

So, it turns out the snowmen lining a hall in the White House creep out President Barack Obama. And what do you do when you find out such an intimate inkling about someone close to you? Why, you coordinate a prank, of course.

"Do you want to build a snowman?"

 

Sometimes you gotta have fun. For the past three weeks, there have been four snowmen on display in the Rose Garden (see photo in earlier post). We've been joking that we should move the snowmen a few feet closer to the Oval Office every day to see if anyone noticed. Then we realized the snowmen were too heavy to easily lift. But finally this morning before the President came to the office, some helpful staff--I won't say who--moved all the snowmen so each one was peeking through a different window into the Oval. This photo was taken this afternoon as the President signed end-of-the-year bills.

A photo posted by Pete Souza (@petesouza) on Dec 16, 2016 at 1:47pm PST

 

Another snowman from yesterday. Yes he enjoyed the prank. See previous post for the backstory.

A photo posted by Pete Souza (@petesouza) on Dec 17, 2016 at 9:25am PST

The White House staff was the mastermind behind operation "Chucky Snowmen," and we think it's safe to say mission accomplished.