Seriously Obama? Don't you know Thursday is the day consultants get to go home? Did you really have to fly in and cause a flight freeze at LAX??

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Not terrible now... Just got out of LAX - heading straight to my beer!!

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lol. Someone posted earlier he left Chicago.

Layover in LAX from 9-11pm. Had no idea

The man loves inconveniencing Americans.

And ORD!!

Lol. Can't even tell if this is a joke or not, but yeah, #thanksobama

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