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Memo to the White House: Here’s How You Use Emoji

US President Barack Obama looks at a persons iPhone outside The Sink Restaurant and Bar April 24, 2012 in Boulder, Colorado.
Photo: Brendan Smialowksi/AGP/Getty Images

The White House is courting millennial voters with emojified real talk about the economy, but we think their emoji game could use some improvement. Here’s their sad emoji attempt:

And here are some reasons to vote, which we translated into emoji so the Youngs can understand them.

Memo to the White House: Here’s How to Use Emoji