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 Malia, age 15, and Sasha, age 12, are "very sensible," Obama told
comedian and talk show host Steve Harvey in a television interview
that aired on Friday.
"And the second thing is, I've got men with guns following them
around all the time," Obama quipped, referring to the Secret Service
detail that is a constant presence around his family.
"This is the main reason I ran for re-election," he joked in the
light-hearted interview taped at the White House. "You know I'm
going to have them covered for most of high school." Obama and his
family left for a two-week holiday in Hawaii on Friday.
He and his wife, first lady Michelle Obama, have worked hard to keep
their daughters out of the public eye as much as possible during his
presidency.
"They're doing great, but they grow up so fast," Obama said in the
interview.
Obama said he worries about "getting in the way of the girls just
having a normal life" and said he has taught them to make good
decisions about relationships.
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"What I've told them before is, as long as that young man is showing
you respect, and is kind to you, then I'm not going to be hovering
over every second," he said.
"I think it's intimidating enough to be asking out the daughter of
the president without me adding to that intimidation factor," he
said.
(Reporting by Roberta Rampton; editing by Eric Walsh)
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