
“This is Small Business Saturday so we’re out here supporting small businesses,” Obama said, who went shopping in the Du Pont Circle area of downtown Washington in support of small businesses. The president and daughters Sasha and Malia bought a few books, including Diary of a Wimpy Kid Cabin Fever by Jeff Kinney, and The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick. Barely — just barely — Obama passed up a great deal on Core of Conviction, an autobiography by Michele Bachmann.