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What is Obama doing now?

Mr Obama and his wife Michelle have been enjoying a holiday with Sir Richard Branson on Mosquito Island, the billionaire’s private island.

Mr Branson has said that it was an honour to host the former president, and revealed that the unlikely duo spent their time learning water sports.

“So we decided to set up a friendly challenge: could Barack learn to kitesurf before I learned to foil board?” Sir Richard wrote.

“We agreed to have a final day battle to see who could stay up the longest.“Barack and I both fell many times, but we kept trying again and again and made progress over the days.”

The former president, his wife Michelle and his daughters Sasha and Malia have been enjoying some downtime since leaving the White House via helicopter on inauguration day.

Mr Obama has remained tactfully quiet about his successor Donald Trump since he won the election in November.

But on January 30, Mr Obama felt compelled to release a statement which alluded to Mr Trump’s so-called Muslim ban.

“The President fundamentally disagrees with the notion of discriminating against individuals because of their faith or religion,” his spokesman said.

“Citizens exercising their Constitutional rights to assemble, organise and have their voices heard by their elected officials is exactly what we expect to see when American values are at stake.”

It is extremely rare for a former president to comment on the actions of a current president, especially after such a short spell in office.