Humans of New York shared a story of an Iranian man and his son on its Facebook page on Thursday, inspiring Barack Obama, President of the United States to personally comment on the post. HONY posted about a father-son duo in which that father talks compassionately about his son’s humanitarian acts.
The photo, taken by Brandon Stanton, the owner of HONY Facebook page is accompanied by a personal moment the father once had with his selfless boy. Read his sweet story below:
The story has received over 529,000 likes and 39,459 shares since it was first posted, with even Facebook creator Mark Zuckerberg liking it. Obama’s comment has garnered over 128,000 likes.
President Obama responded from The White House Facebook account, using the signature -bo to lets people know it’s really him doing the typing. Read Obama’s comment below:
Obama made his comments a day after he gained enough support from the Senate surrounding the Iran nuclear deal and sustain his promised veto if the Republican-controlled Congress votes in favor of a disapproval resolution.