Twitter is Going Nuts Over Barack Obama’s Backward Hat and Rubbah Slippahs

Vacation mode: activate.

By Robbie Dingeman

Photo: AFP/Getty Images

We had to laugh when we saw all the social media buzz about former President Barack Obama vacationing wearing slippers and a backward hat!

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Seriously? First off, those aren’t flip-flops, everyone in the Islands knows they are slippers. And Obama was born and raised here in the Islands, so he knows to wear a hat when he’s outside.

Here are some of our favorite reactions from the world of social media:

Hey, after eight years in the spotlight for far more serious things, it’s nice to see this former resident catching a break.

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