Barack Obama addresses daughters Sasha and Malia participating in Black Lives Matter protests

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When it comes to the decisions that Sasha and Malia made in regards to their social and political action, Barack Obama says he's not concerned.

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protests, sharing that 19-year-old Sasha and 22-year-old Malia are "so much wiser, more sophisticated and gifted than I was at their age."with CNN's Anderson Cooper, where Obama admitted that he often worries about their physical safety, whether the young women are protesting or not. "That's just the nature of fatherhood," he said. But when it comes to the decisions that they've made in regards to their social and political action, he's not concerned.

"In terms of them having a good sense of what's right and wrong and their part and role to play in making the country better, I don’t worry about that," he said. "What you and I might have tolerated as 'Yeah, that’s sort of how things are,' their attitude is 'Why? Let’s change it.

Obama went on to say that his daughters are "not just interested in making noise," but instead are working to create real change. He shared that they've even expressed skepticism around cancel culture, which can oftentimes draw vast criticism and hate toward a person who expresses ideas or behaviors outside of what's deemed acceptable by today's standards.

"There are a bunch of basic assumptions they make about what the country can and should be that I think are still sticking," he said. "They still believe it and they;re willing to work for it."

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