RantCrush Top 5: February 8, 2017

To celebrate that he no longer has to deal with global crises or running America, former President Barack Obama went for a vacation in the Caribbean with Michelle. And yesterday, pictures and videos of him kitesurfing with Virgin Atlantic founder Richard Branson popped up. Branson said Obama needed two days of practice before he could stand up on the board, but after he got the hang of it, he beat Branson in a race.

Just Obama casually kitesurfing. pic.twitter.com/R9epM8aLR7

— J.D. Durkin (@jiveDurkey) February 7, 2017

Obama looked happy and carefree, and of course, photos of the surfing ex-president quickly became meme-worthy.

“Wish you were here!” 😎😂#obama #barackobama #kitesurfing #vacation #teamobama #presidentobama #richardbranson #meme #obamameme @barackobama pic.twitter.com/UCQeyjFjfI

— Obama Memes (@B_ObamaMemes) February 7, 2017

Emma Von Zeipel

Emma Von Zeipel is a staff writer at Law Street Media. She is originally from one of the islands of Stockholm, Sweden. After working for Democratic Voice of Burma in Thailand, she ended up in New York City. She has a BA in journalism from Stockholm University and is passionate about human rights, good books, horses, and European chocolate. Contact Emma at EVonZeipel@LawStreetMedia.com.