'Incredible Speech by an Incredible Woman': Obama's Tweet Praising FLOTUS Goes Viral Obama tweeted just minutes after the first lady spoke at the convention.

 -- First Lady Michelle Obama's speech before the Democratic National Convention brought raucous cheers in Philadelphia but also received praise from a special admirer all the way over on Pennsylvania Avenue.

President Obama hailed his wife's speech as "incredible" just minutes after Mrs. Obama spoke before thousands at a packed convention in Philadelphia's Wells Fargo Center.

"Incredible speech by an incredible woman," the president said in a late-Monday-night tweet. "Couldn't be more proud & our country has been blessed to have her as FLOTUS. I love you, Michelle."

The tweet has since gone viral, amassing more than 220 thousand likes and 92 thousand re-tweets.

President Obama is expected to speak before the DNC this Wednesday.