Barack Obama: I Love Meryl Streep

“I’ve said it publicly: I love Meryl Streep. I love her. Her husband knows I love her. Michelle knows I love her. There’s nothing either of them can do about it,” US President Barack Obama said at the Presidential Medal of Freedom awards Monday.

The US president endowed the US highest civil honor to 18 people, including Streep, musician Stevie Wonder, Chilean-American author Isabel Allende, journalist Tom Brokaw and composer Stephen Sondheim.

Obama showered Streep with praise, complimenting the “Out of Africa” actress for her ability to embody the characters she plays, report said. Obama said Streep “inhabits her characters so fully and compassionately. Obama also applauded the three-time Oscar winner for her musical capabilities and her impressive ability to speak with any accent.

“Meryl is truly one of America’s leading ladies.” he said.

In 2012, Streep won an Oscar for her role as Margaret Thatcher in “The Iron Lady.”

She won her first golden statue in 1980 for “Kramer vs. Kramer” and another in 1983 for “Sophie’s Choice.”

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