When Barack Obama turned Santa Claus to bring gifts for children in hospital

After his stint because the president of the us, Barack Obama took on another high-profile job and dressed up as Santa Claus to surprise Children with Christmas presents.

Obama spent Wednsday afternoon at the Children’s National Hospital in northwest Washington DC, donning a Santa hat and going around with a red bag stuffed with goodies. The gifts enclosed jigsaw puzzles, remote-control cars, and nail paint, the Washington Post reported .

The former president, whose love for interacting with kids was invariably clear once he was in workplace, spent many minutes chatting with individual kids. He later tweeted out Christmas desires to hospital workers, and guests and thanked them for humouring him as their “stand-in Santa.”