Obama: Presidents Never Really Go On Vacation

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"Well, the truth is, when you're president you're never really on vacation," Mr. Obama responded. "The whole apparatus travels with you. I've got the entire national security apparatus in front of me, I'm getting daily briefings on national security."

"So if the question is do I think every single day about the hardships that the American people are going through? Absolutely," he continued. "Do I think the American people think that because [of] those hardships I shouldn't spend a little time with my daughters? I don't think that's how the American people think about it."