Former President Barack Obama, described to Oprah by his wife Michelle as “swagalicious,” never missed an opportunity to note how he was surrounded by strong women and a better man for it. It turns out it’s a favorite line, even when he’s not trawling for votes.

Speaking in Montreal on Tuesday, Obama returned again to the topic of women in leadership positions and predicted that the United States would see a woman president in his lifetime.

In Montreal, Obama asked if "someone in his family" might shatter glass ceiling. He suggests nieces. "Michelle will not change her mind."

— Mike Memoli (@mikememoli) June 6, 2017

Obama: In my lifetime, we will see a woman president. "I don't know who that will be."

— Mike Memoli (@mikememoli) June 6, 2017

My Montreal friends are swooning so hard over Obama on FB right now

— Hummingbird (@BirchandMaple) June 6, 2017

As usual, the former president wasn’t content to leave politics at the water’s edge and suggested that every country should have a woman in charge. We can come up with a number of countries where that’s just not going to work out anytime soon, but too bad for them; they’ll have to console themselves with pallets of cash and nuclear centrifuges until they come around to a 21st century mindset.

#Obama in #Montreal:
"If you put a woman in charge of every country, in just two years, the world would make a huge leap forward".

— Rania B. Nassif (@Rania_BouNassif) June 6, 2017

Obama: If you put a woman in charge of every country, in just two years "the world would make a huge leap forward."

— Mike Memoli (@mikememoli) June 6, 2017

POTUS44: If you put women in charge of countries for 2 years, the world would make huge leap forward. I think you guys are a little better.

— Kat 4 Obama (@Kat4Obama) June 6, 2017

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