Obama shops at D.C. bookstore on Small Business Saturday
- Saturday after Thanksgiving touted as day to support local businesses
- Obama%2C daughters shopped at D.C.%27s Politics and Prose
- President Obama tweeted Saturday about importance of small businesses
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Obama is doing his part to support small businesses.
Obama and daughters Malia and Sasha dropped in Saturday at Washington's Politics and Prose bookstore and purchased what he said was a "long list" of books that included The Kite Runner,Harold and the Purple Crayon, and The Sports Gene.
The president said he bought a reader for every age, from 5 to 52 — his age. He paid by credit card. The total was not announced.
Obama sent a tweet earlier Saturday about the importance of supporting small businesses.
The Saturday after Thanksgiving has become known as "Small Business Saturday." It's designed to drive business to mom and pop shops between the whirlwind of Black Friday sales offered by large retailers and Cyber Monday deals from online sellers.