Obama’s final tweet as President: ‘Honor of my life to serve you’

MANILA, Philippines (UPDATED) – With hours left in his presidency, Barack Obama on Friday, January 20, sent his final tweets via the @POTUS account, telling Americans to believe in their ability to bring change.

“It’s been the honor of my life to serve you. You made me a better leader and a better man,” the first of 4 tweets said.

He echoed parts of his farewell speech, asking Americans to believe in their ability to bring change.

He also invited people to share their thoughts on his new website, Obama.org.

Democracy takes ‘all of us’

In a video on Obama.org, Michelle Obama said the first order of business for the Obamas as private citizens will be “to take a little break.”

“We’re finally going to get some sleep. And take some time to be with our family, and just be still for a little bit.”

But then, Barack and Michelle said they would  begin to work on projects out of Obama’s new presidential center, which Obama described as a “living, working center for citizenship.”

They asked people to send in their ideas on what they should to.

“Tell us about what we can achieve together,” said Michelle Obama.

“Tell us about the young leaders, and companies, and organizations that inspire you. This will be your presidential center just as much as it will be ours.”

“So we want you to tell us what we should be thinking about.”

“True democracy is a project that is much bigger than any one of us,” Barack Obama added.

“It’s a job for all of us.”

Donald Trump will be sworn in as the next President of the United States on Friday, succeeding Obama. – with reports from the Agence France-Presse/Rappler.com