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White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer said Friday that there remain employees within the government who are continuing to promote Barack Obama's agenda, while a Republican congressman called on President Donald Trump to "purge" them from the federal workforce.

"I don't think it should come as any surprise that there are people that burrowed into government of the last eight years of the administration and may have believed in that agenda and want to continue to seek it," Spicer said at the White House press briefing.

Related: Spicer fixes his upside down American flag pin

During an interview on Friday on MSNBC, Iowa Rep. Steve King said Trump's got to get rid of those workers who aren't loyal to the new president.

"If I were Donald Trump, I would take a look at all of my political appointees that and anybody that was an appointment that came from the Obama administration. I would end that tomorrow morning, or tonight for that matter," King said.

"I will use the word purge," he added. "I've used it over the last few days. I think that needs to happen. I think it's a descriptive word that fits well within the English language, and I know there are people that will attach extra meaning to that. I don't know a better word to use."

Asked Friday about a presidential mandate for a purge like the one King described, Spicer said no such mandate existed.

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Barack Obama may well go down as our most stylish president. And now that hes retired, hes looking even sharper.

Visiting the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC, on Sunday with former First Lady Michelle, he jettisoned his typically tailored suits for a pair of fresh, straight-legged jeans.

Theyrea far cry from the light-wash, roomy pants he donned to throw out the first pitch at a 2009 White Sox game.Im a little frumpy, he told The Cut afterward.. Those jeans are comfortable, and for those of you who want your president to look great in his tight jeans, Im sorry Im not theguy. (Looks like his stance on the matter has changed.)

This is hardly the first time the ex-president has shown his cool side. On a Caribbean excursion in January, he sported a backward baseball cap and sunglasses. Beside him stood his wife, Michelle, looking more ethereal than ever in a floaty caftan.

In his boldest, post-presidential look to date, Obama was snapped wearing an all-white ensemble, which made him look as if hed walked straight off a movie set. Images of the outfit, which included a short-sleeve shirt that showed toned arms,circulated on social media in February, inciting comments from ARE THOSE MUSCLES I SEE?!? Bruh, thats not even cool or fair! to Obama left the office n started wearing less n going out more he glowed up.

Can the runway be far behind?

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New York Times

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KANKAKEE, Ill. --

The Kankakee County Sheriff's Office published a Facebook post with an apparent Photoshopped picture of former President Barack Obama leaning into a window of Trump Tower with binoculars to spy on President Donald Trump. The post reads:

"President Obama served our country for eight years, he was a good president, " Sheriff Mike Downey said. "President Trump got elected in November, and he is now our president... People pay attention to the president of the United States and the former president of the United States, so we really didn't think it was an issue."

A couple commenters praised the sheriff's office series of Lock Your Doors posts, which have included memes of Willy Wonka, Clint Eastwood, and a pregnant giraffe.

Other commenters weren't amused by the Obama-Trump meme. One commenter said, "Is this NOT supposed to be racist?"

Another reads, "Very offensive. Completely inappropriate imagery. You can do better."

"An unknown white individual with an unknown a black individual - absolutely that would never have been posted. But again, when you're talking celebrities, the door is a little wider open to get people's attention," Downey said.

Trump's tie is even printed with the department's safety hashtag #9PMRoutine - a slogan intended to remind residents every night to lock all their doors - sheds, cars and garages included.

"We try to make these memes that are going to get people's attention. We focus on current events - good, bad or otherwise," said Downey, who sounded surprised at the attention Wednesday's meme was getting. "If we just post something every night to go lock your stuff up, people are going to start to ignore it after a day or two."

Downey said they've been posting those memes every night for the last three months.

"Obviously, there's no meaning to be any controversial, regarding politics, we're not into the national politics scene down here in Kankakee," Downey said.

Downey said there's no intention to offend anybody. Downey said the IT department creates the memes during their lunch breaks and off hours.

"Quite frankly, it's helped," he said.

In Kankakee County, budget cuts have reduced the sheriff's deputy count by a third, and property crime has shot up. So the social media campaign is designed to be crime-preventative.

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New York Times

Tanning Industry, Taxed Under Obama, Cheers GOP Health Bill New York Times Mr. Obama's signature health law, the Affordable Care Act, put a 10 percent excise tax on indoor tanning services, and during his two terms, the federal government and states sought to deter the use of tanning beds by young people in particular, citing ... and more »

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