Former President Barack Obama has maintained a "low-key" profile since President Donald Trump's inauguration, but he did issue a statement on Obamacare this week and will be returning to Washington, D.C., to join the fight of redistricting, according to The Washington Post.
Former attorney general Eric Holder is leading the former president's post-White House political agenda "for now," specifically the effort to help Democrats redraw legislative voting maps to be more favorable, per the report.
"For now, Obama is delegating political work to associates — notably former attorney general Eric Holder, whom he has tapped to lead the redistricting project that aims to help Democrats redraw legislative maps that many see as tilted toward the GOP," the Post wrote.
Obama's first major speech as a private citizen will come this May, when he will be awarded the Medal of Courage.
"Obama is trying to approach his post-presidency . . . keeping things low-key, despite clamoring from Democrats for him to do more," the Post wrote. "But the unprecedented nature of this particular post-presidency means his respite could be brief. . . .
"Not only are the Obamas still young and unusually popular for a post-White House couple, their decision to stay in Washington while their younger daughter finishes high school has combined with the compulsion of the new Trump administration to keep pulling them back into the spotlight."
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