Story highlights Obama visited McKinley Tech High School in Washington, D.C., to talk to a group of students"I do believe that most of the problems that we have are going to be solved by you," he saidWashington (CNN) Students at a Washington, D.C., high school had a surprise career counselor welcome them back to school on Friday -- former President Barack Obama. Obama visited McKinley Tech High School with DC Public Schools Chancellor Antwan Wilson to talk to a group of students about "their life goals, pursuing higher education, and giving back to their communities," according to a statement from his spokesman, Kevin Lewis. These young people that I met at McKinley Tech today are the reason I'm hopeful about the future. To all the young people headed back to school around the country: Make us proud. A post shared by Barack Obama (@barackobama) on Sep 8, 2017 at 2:26pm PDT"You don't mind me crashing, right?"

Source: CNN September 09, 2017 20:48 UTC