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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsMalia Obama didn't lose her summer internship in Spain for smoking weed -- in fact, she wasn't there
Malia Obama didnt lose her summer internship in Spain for smoking weed in fact, she wasnt even thereNOOR AL-SIBAI
19 JUL 2017 AT 16:36 ET
Despite what some right-wing racists would like to believe, Malia Obama was not fired from her cushy internship at the U.S. Embassy in Madrid for smoking pot earlier this year. In fact, she wasnt there this summer at all.
Snopes, PolitiFact and High Times have all confirmed that the eldest Obama daughter not only didnt work in Madrid this summer, but that stories of her getting fired for weed are fake news.
The story stems from a post on a blog called Freedom Crossroads America Love It Or Leave It, a site whose political leanings are apparent from their name. The post, dated June 29, 2017, is titled Malia Obama Fired From Cushy Internship At Spanish Embassy.
She was caught, by Embassy Security aka the U.S. Marines on the roof of the building burning a doobie and playing with the Ambassadors carrier pigeons, the fake news story read. Ambassador Bedard is an avid hobbyist.
As PolitiFact noted, the Obama family spent some of the summer vacationing in Jakarta, Indonesia (where the former president lived as a child) and Bali, and Malia is spending the summer interning for the Weinstein Company studios before starting at Harvard in the fall.
Freedom Crossroads also claimed Malia wont be attending Harvard, and also that she has no future in government, since all government jobs require drug tests.
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Malia Obama didn't lose her summer internship in Spain for smoking weed -- in fact, she wasn't there (Original Post)
DonViejo
Jul 2017
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lpbk2713
(42,757 posts)1. The RW bullshit machine never lets up.
Thieves and liars every one.
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martigras
(151 posts)2. Sue the liars!
If that were my daughter he was lying about, I'd sue his sorry ass.
Boomerproud
(7,952 posts)3. So would I.
That is a lie and should be prosecuted as such. A nice hefty monetary settlement is the only way to stop this garbage.