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Back in 2014, President Obama professed his undying love to Meryl Streep while presenting the Oscar-winning actress with the Medal of Freedom. I love Meryl Streep, Obama announced, officially declaring himself Team Meryl. Her husband knows I love her. Michelle knows I love her. There's nothing they can do about it. Since then, Streeps relationship with both Obama and especially his wife, Michelle, has escalatedwith the actress and former First Lady, both fierce equal-rights advocates, teaming up for a joint interview; a trip to Africa; a hug; and a star-studded farewell party at the White House. And now, Streep has officially pledged her allegiance to the Obamas by debuting a snazzy custom accessory emblazoned with their visages.

The accessory: a purse printed with a photo of the Obamas smiling and dancing, superimposed over a graphic of the White House. E!, which has a photo of Streep stepping out with said bag, reports that the opposite side of the bag features Michelle posing with her hand against her head and a smirk on her face.

Streep carried the bag while leaving her trailer on the New York set of her upcoming political drama The Papers, directed by Steven Spielberg, co-starring Tom Hanks, and centering on The Washington Posts handling of the Pentagon papers.

Back in 2009, a journalist told Streep that she is Barack Obamas favorite actress. (You can watch her giddy response below.) I love him. I think hes fantastic, Streep gushed in response. I havent met him. . . but I think hes fantastic. Part of it is, just where weve been, Streep continued. The comparison [between past presidents]. A thoughtful person. A person who actually weighs several arguments before coming to a decision, who admits descent, who welcomes it. Its all the things that weve dreamed of, for too many years.

Fast-forward eight years later to 2016, when Streep and the Obamas had not only met, but collaborated, so much so that Michelle Obama paid tribute to her friend and fellow equal-rights advocate at a screening of the CNN documentary We Will Rise.

The great Meryl Streep has just devoted her not-a-lot-of time to this project, Obama said, referring to Streeps commitment to Obamas Let Girls Learn initiative. And she is a delightfulshe is delightful and is intelligent and is focused and engagedas you would imagine Meryl Streep to be. Thats what I tell everybody. Meryl Streep is exactly as awesome as you would imagine Meryl Streep to be.

When presenting Streep with the presidential medal of freedom, Barack Obama similarly praised the actress, saying, Shes done it all for her craft. Shes sung Abba, which you know, thats something. She learned violin. She wore a nuns habit, faced down a charging lion, mastered every accent under the sun. She inhabits her characters so fully and compassionately.

While it is unclear where Streep got this pursedid she design it herself?!we hope that somewhere, deep in the Obamas closet, there is some sort of Streep apparelperhaps a graphic teewith her face and name literally on it.

This is not the first explicitly patriotic article of clothing Streep has worn, for those keeping track at home. Last July, Streep wore a a gauzy, Catherine Malandrino American flag-style dress at the Democratic National Convention. Certainly the Obama bag wont endear Streep in the heart of sitting president Donald Trump, who called the actress overrated in Januarynot that she cares.

Meryl Streep in New York Citys Theater District,1978.

John Cazale and Streep during the filming of The Deer Hunter, 1977.

Justin Henry and Dustin Hoffman in 1979.

Streep in the films climactic courtroom sequence.

Hoffman, Streep, director-screenwriter Robert Benton, and producer Stanley Jaffe with their Academy Awards, 1980

Meryl Streep and Dustin Hoffman while filming 1979s Kramer vs. Kramer.

Streep in New York City, 1979.

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Meryl Streep in New York Citys Theater District,1978.

Photograph by Duane Michals; From the DC Moore Gallery, New York.

John Cazale and Streep during the filming of The Deer Hunter, 1977.

From the Core Collection Production Files of The Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences.

Justin Henry and Dustin Hoffman in 1979.

Photograph by Brigitte Lacombe.

Streep in the films climactic courtroom sequence.

Columbia Pictures/Photofest.

Hoffman and Henry in the film.

Columbia Pictures/Photofest.

Hoffman, Streep, director-screenwriter Robert Benton, and producer Stanley Jaffe with their Academy Awards, 1980

Columbia Pictures/Photofest.

Meryl Streep and Dustin Hoffman while filming 1979s Kramer vs. Kramer.

Columbia Pictures/Photofest.

Streep in New York City, 1979.

By Theo Westenberger/Theo Westenberger Archives, 1974-2008, Autry Museum, Los Angeles.

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