Michelle Obama calls out Barack for his not so funny dad jokes in Christmas address

President Barack Obama just got burned by the first lady, in the most loving way, of course.
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President Barack Obama just got burned by the first lady, in the most loving way, of course.

During the couple's annual Christmas address, Michelle told Obama that his dad jokes over the years haven't exactly been funny and that the president has "treated" the American people to countless numbers of them.

Michelle also shared some pretty wild statistics about the White House's holiday celebrations.

Over the course of the couple’s eight years in the White House, they’ve welcomed over 500,000 guests and the in-house pastry chefs have whipped up over 200,000 holiday cookies. Now that is a lot of sugar.

The couple also emphasized the importance of honoring U.S. troops during the holiday season, and urged citizens to go to JoiningForces.gov to see how they can help.

The Obamas are continuing their annual tradition of spending Christmas in Hawaii, where the president grew up. They'll return after New Year's.

You can watch the full address here:

If you want to feel super old, here's the first Christmas address the White House ever posted on YouTube of the Obamas, in 2012:

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