The Obamas planting a tree inspires Photoshop battle that will leaf you cracking up

An oldie but a goody.
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Brian Koerber
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For the past year, the internet's been Photoshopping the crap out of Donald Trump's every move. It's about time we took it back for a little blast from the past, Obamas edition.

During the first 100 days of his first term as president, Barack and First Lady Michelle Obama took some time to help plant a tree at the Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens in Washington, D.C. From the looks of this photo, Michelle did all the work, and Barack wore a white-collared shirt.

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People have made fun of the image in the past, but it's long overdue for a good ole Photoshop battle, courtesy of Reddit.

Things immediately got super dark.

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And things also got super festive.

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The photo was adapted into Eero Järnefelt's 1893 painting 'Burning the Brushwood.'

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If only they knew what that had just discovered.

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This really accentuates how poorly dressed they both are for the task at hand.

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America's cash crop.

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And, of course, Trump showed up to undo all of the Obama's hard work.

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Check out all the 'shops on the thread on Reddit.

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Brian was the Culture Editor and has been working at Mashable on the web culture desk since 2014.

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