Obama Unveils Official Portraits, Jokes about Wife's "Hotness"

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Former U.S. President Barack Obama stands between painted portraits of himself and that of former first lady Michelle Obama during an unveiling ceremony at the Smithsonians National Portrait Gallery in Washington, U.S., February 12, 2018. Obama joked about his ears and gray hair and praised his wife Michelle Obama's "hotness" at the unveiling of the couple's official portraits at the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery on Monday. REUTERS/Jim Bourg

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Former President Barack Obama, right, and Artist Kehinde Wiley, left, unveil Obama's official portrait at the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery, Monday, Feb. 12, 2018, in Washington. The Obamas selected artists Kehinde Wiley and Amy Sherald for the paintings, which take their place in the National Portrait Gallery's collection of presidential portraits. Wiley and Sherald were the first black artists ever commissioned to paint a president or first lady for the Smithsonian. AP Photo/Andrew Harnik

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Former first lady Michelle Obama and Artist Amy Sherald, right, unveil Michelle Obama's official portrait at the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery, Monday, Feb. 12, 2018, in Washington. For Obama's portrait by Wiley, the former president is depicted sitting in a brown chair with a backdrop of bright green leaves and colorful flowers. Sherald's painting of Michelle Obama shows her sitting with one hand under her chin and the other draped across her lap, while wearing a long flowing dress decorated with geometric shapes. AP Photo/Andrew Harnik

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Former President Barack Obama, looks at former first lady Michelle Obama's official portrait at the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery, Monday, Feb. 12, 2018, in Washington. Obama, the first African-American U.S. president, complimented Sherald for her portrait of Michelle. "I want to thank you for so spectacularly capturing the grace and beauty and intelligence and charm and hotness of the woman that I love," Obama said. AP Photo/Andrew Harnik

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Former U.S. President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama stand with their portraits during an unveiling ceremony at the Smithsonians National Portrait Gallery in Washington, U.S., February 12, 2018. New York Times art critic Holland Cotter said while he was impressed by Barack Obama's unusual depiction, he was disappointed that the focus of Michelle Obama's portrait appeared to be her dress. REUTERS/Jim Bourg

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Former President Barack Obama, right, and Artist Kehinde Wiley, left, shake hands as they unveil Obama's official portrait at the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery, Monday, Feb. 12, 2018, in Washington. He quipped that Wiley, who painted his portrait, was at a disadvantage because his subject was "less becoming." "I tried to negotiate less gray hair and Kehinde's artistic integrity would not allow him to do what I asked," Obama said in tongue-in-cheek fashion. "I tried to negotiate smaller ears - struck out on that as well." AP Photo/Andrew Harnik

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