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- Published on Mar 16, 2026
- On March 14, 2016, President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama hosted local students and the cast of Broadway musical Hamilton for a daylong celebration of the arts in America. Watch the cast perform musical selections "Alexander Hamilton" and "Schuyler Sisters" in the East Room.
Guys Lin can't afford good pants, he is young scrappy and hungry.
😭
bro looks great
good one
Even though he got pants like that he still didn't throw away his shot
bro wore jeans to perform for the president😭
I mean hey
and he's still more respectable than what ever that red jumpsuit Kid Rock wore
😭
“So do u want to wear a suit or go casual?”
Lin: yes
It's called semi-formal
@mrtopphatter5874 We know (pun intended) but this comment was a joke
@mqtic ?
I was the 999th like
@barneytheolddogs944 cool
i don’t even wanna know what it felt like singing in front of people that can make history
except the ones who were singing were making history
Everyone makes history
@odysseyonawhimfr
@odysseyonawhim 🖋️🔥
The people they were singing in front of do not make decisions... They're just a face. Somebody to support/hate. 😢
I don’t blame the cast for being so tense. Singing in front of a microphone..in front of the president.. isn’t the same as performing, acting, AND singing, y’know?
Must be a lot of pressure to perform in front of all these important people...
They sounded so perfect like- if that was me I would have probably fainted 😔✋
Chloe Spaghetti Legs BUT SAME
yeah-
Eri, that one child. Yeah I have been in a few jr. plays but this would be so nerve racking
Lin: *wears jeans to the White House*
His mind: *these are my fancy jeans, it’s fine*
Lins mind: Shoot I don’t have dress pants to match this blue top.. ahh JeAnS! Those match
Thxlia Grace lol
good thing someones head was in the way most of the time.
but i love it ! it’s so unique 😂🥰
Thxlia Grace 1000th like
Obama: I want to be in the room where that happens
The original cast: Yes.
Albert Vu yes😭😭😭
Yes
@Kara Peterson huh?
I fell for it 🥲
Obama shifted the room to his house😂
What I love most about "Schuyler Sisters" is that the whole ensemble seems to have so much fun singing it.
@benjaminrosen9210 😁😁
YESS because the song is just such a vibe!
I like how everyone is so serious meanwhile Daveed is just vibing
Daveed in a nutshell
he was hangover i think lol
Trump would’ve invited the KKK and vibe with them.
Daveed Diggs is so cool. I love him!
I mean Lin's literally wearing jeans😂
Lin-“i WiLl WeAr JeAnS iF yOu WeAr SnEaKeRs”
Anthoney-“wHaTeVeR yOu WaNt LiN🤦♀️🤦♀️”
trufiend138 Oof I swear in a year your comment will be terminated
trufiend138 It was a joke. Also you cannot say that. It’s just the people who are in the White House. The White House is just a place
DummieGacha yes it’s JUST A PLACE so it doesn’t matter that hes cursing at the White House
Demon Yeah but it’s important
Demon nvm I don’t wanna get more people upset on the internet
**when there is no microphone for Washington**
j x p in the white house
Mercury wait i made this comment...? damn...forgot abt it
you were on a movie
@jxp7048 im 7
*blocks right hand man*
*realizes your gonna get smacked in the press*
*shares with wife*
Everyone: *act cool Obama is looking at you*
Daveed: hell yeah, this is a jam
To be fair, Barack Obama may have been the president, but he still was the most laid-back guy who ever held an official position.
Fr
To be fair he was also allegedly drunk n hungover
Daveed was supposedly drunk AND hungover he kept singing louder and louder, they actually kinda had to turn down his mic 😂😅
LIN WORE JEANS TO THE WHITE HOUSE I CAN'T
Alex Soh well Anthony wore sneakers
Tbh I would wear a sweater, Gorillaz Converse and jeans to the Whitehouse, because I’m not American
TämmŷTēh SãltŷGįråffē well it's just Donald Trump
Hey, he tried.
Gaming Withjaz
Obama. Trump wasn’t elected yet.
that awkward moment when the current president didn’t have a mic for the first president
Marge and Maddie HAHA YEAH
Cool, you copied the top comment.
Original.
original comment idea Sid S
What's wrong when this is copied when
1. Spread the comment, when maybe other people can't see it
2. Thinking of the exact same thing
Peggy's face whenever she says her name
pathetic and aesthetic I love your profile pic and name!
*paggy
Aoi Sakura ...woooosh
It's just like "And Paggy" -_-
Aoi Sakura ✨ they pronounced it as “paggy” you Hamilton noob ✨
I love how everyone is just singing normally and than burr is just screaming😂
I like it, though. I love his intensity
The first performance everyone laughed when miranda said: "Alexander Hamilton" for the first time. now everyone takes a deep breath, trying to hold back tears
I know, I regret laughing at that so badly. I'm pretty sure everyone who doubted Lin feel real shitty about it as well. I know I do
Tasha Glam if i’m being honest that old performance makes me cringe, but it’s gotten to the point where when I listen to it know I feel like dying it’s so good 😃
I love that very first Poetry Slam WH performance. As wonderful as the full orchestra is, I really like hearing it with just piano. The arrangement is so lovely.
YES
When??
Them: Remember Lin, its an all formal wear.
Lin: Yeah sure.
*shows up in jeans*
Heather Rivaille Anthony: *Shows Up In Sneakers*
A Really Shy Gachatuber Anthony: Here to make things less awkward! TM
Lol
Them: Boi
Wait.... Jeans are not formal wear? .-.
i feel like there was a big group chat and they were like
"ok were all going to wear earth tones"
and everyone was like k cool
.........
Lin shows up in bright blue
bro that aint an earth tone
THE SKY BECAUSE I'M LOGICAL 😂
he's da sea
Lin:......
Lin: it's sky colored bruh
Lin: Its-its the sky tho
Everyone else: That's still not an earth tone-
Lin: Its the sky- because i'm above you all
Lmao the blue planet just lost its best defender
2:08 I love how everyone’s just vibin while burr’s giving the performance of his life
Everyone’s super tense until burr starts belting the “woulda been nothing left to do for someone less astute” and then everyone’s like “damn boi okay let’s go then, shit.” And step up and it’s so awesome
😂 Yeah dude! They just all start head-bobbing
Burr: goes off
The bois: aight
Mad bops, amazing.
2:05
thats y i like Leslie, there's a reason he won a tony. He goes for it and really puts himself into the character.
I know, right? Jajaja 😂 I love him ❤️
The first time Lin performed the opening song at the white house he was by himself with only a piano accompaniment and everyone laughed. Look how far he's come
They probably thought “this kid is insane man”, how little they knew...
He got the last laugh after all
@Neel Parmar And now they think "this kid is insane man" but in a good way
Everyone laughed? I watched that video what feels like a million times. No one was laughing. People loved it. Everyone loved it.
They were laughing because it was so unique and such a crazy concept but they loved it, they were all on their feet at the end!! Everyone was beaming throughout
50 percent of the comments: George Washington doesn’t have a mic!!
The other 50 percent: Hamilton wore jeans to the White House!!
a part of the second 50% anthony wore sneakers!
i agree with your name
They were his fancy jeans
I agree with your name
I love your Avatar 😜
The way Anthony and Daveed look so proud in the back while theyre singing “The Schuyler Sisters”, especially after the iconic ending, is adorable
Thermometer thermostat thermometer 🤒 thermometer 🤒 thermometer 🤒 thermostat temperature 🤒 is not correct ☑️ I am on a conference break now but will get to the bottom in about five 5️⃣ minutes
Ikr ☺️
“She’s looking for me!”
OH BABY YOU HAVE NO IDEA
Twilight Winter so am I!
I can't stop replying that part please help me 5:24 ;w;
I RELATE TO THIS SO BADLY-
The moment you relies Hamilton has 2 lines in the song called “ Alexander Hamilton”
Lol I just noticed that
he sings "just you wait" a few times, but he does have uncharacteristically few lines in this song 😂
I feel that's the whole point. Hamilton just kept working until he died, he never had the time to reflect and tell his story so his story was told by those who knew him. So of course he'd have barely any words in his own song, his only thought process was to keep pushing forward.
And just you wait
@IAteYourFace72 I agree. Like in the last song who lives who dies which was also about him. Most of his descriptions are done by Burr and Eliza.
I love how you can see the Obamas their heads just vibing. Edit: wow lmao 1k likes, weird but thanks :)
especially michelle
There’s no one that can’t vibe with Hamilton...maybe all except for Trump
Lol ikr
Stephen Kershaw still beat Clinton and Obama😉 Trump 2020
Stephen Kershaw ummm ok still ur president and he will for four more years! Four more years🇺🇸
2:23 trying so hard to not dance 😂
These are all just theater kids at heart😂😂
I'm not even American and I miss when your news about the white house included things like this, It was so nice.
Haxy Quinn yeahhhhh it was
Such a pity what's the US has become, reading about american politics and hearing how passionate they are about all the wrong things is tragic. Trump supporters really tryna say america is better now😂😵🥴
Ikrr
The worst part is, nice things still do happen at the White House. But the mainstream media has so much hate for the president, that they can’t report anything good that he does.
@bakingwithbethany8476 that's because he doesn't do anything good. The white house has its own channel and it's own website and nothing like this hve been publish there since Obama left. So what? Is he doing things like this in secret that he wouldnt put it in the white house news, or his twitter that's he such a fan of?
Lin is standing there looking like a proud father like:
I wrote this I did this I’m proud of my children I’m happy here it’s great
Yh, he’s just like:
LOOK AT MY SON PRIDE IS NOT THE WORD IM LOOKINH FOR THERE IS SO MUCH MORE INSIDE ME NOW
@joezr952 XD
@joezr952 LOL TRUE
You know the drill.
1- Anthony Wearing Sneakers
2- Oak Almost Demolishing His Mic
3- Pippa Excitedly Dancing
4- Lin Wearing Jeans
5- Washington's Missing Microphone
6- Anthony Singing With The Sisters
7- Jasmine Being Dead Inside
8- The Hangover The Entire Cast Had
9- leslie screaming
0- sHeS lOoKiNg FoR mE
edit: jesus christ this blew up
9 😇
4 lol
7 👁👄👁
I’M A DRESS SWEET
5
3:04 oh hey allison from the umbrella academy
thatss wut i saiddd
Me watching Alexander and Washington fighting for the mic: 👁👄👁
Remember when the White House had such class as this?
No
trump would probably have nickleback
*True Tho,*
Holobrine haha lol
It's 2018, trump is in charge...
laurens Died
Hamilton died
burr becanme a murderer
lafayette went back to france
that moment you realize hercules mulligan lost all of his friends... -___-
What happened to Mulligan
Scarlet Escolano, who is Laurence, do u mean John LAURENS
And I don’t think that back then that dueling was considered murder. Bc it was an agreed time and date and fate that someone chose and someone had to die or get severely injured to settle a dispute, so not the best idea but it’s just how someone thought it would work.
Katie Coffey burr shot Hamilton when he raised his gun towards the sky, in which the government considered that "cold-blood murder", since he had slain a Federalist leader. in fact, the government wanted him to be charged with the crime of murder. so no he wasn't charged with murder, but they still considered it murder.
Scarlet Escolano I’m pretty sure that Mulligan had more than four friends. Just saying.
This is hilarious when you learn Daveed was hungover 😂😂😂
Peggy, your Maria is showing
Violet Gaminng it really is
Violet Gaminng that's good stuff right there
Violet Gaminng and Paggy
Lol
I was thinking exactly that 😂
These guys are the cutest cinnamon rolls ever.
I LOVE THEM
I have made your comment go from 999 to 1k likes, your welcome.
@nagitokomeada3914 Thank you :D
"Me? I'm the damn fool that shot him." Is one of my favourite lines I don't know why, but it is.
Same XD
I laugh at it everything. His delivery is gold.
Reminder that Daveed was hungover during this performance
HE WHAT!?
wow look at everyone.. close together and stuff. weird
Lmao
it’s so....wrong
So- weird...
Jayden Wipf of whenever I see anyone on a plane in movies I’m like CoRoNa
I hope this is satire cus it's almost as if this was 3 years ago
LOL so I imagine this happening:
Literally everyone: ok Lin what are you gonna wear?
Lin: jeans
Literally everone: but............. w h y
Lin: because I wanna wear jeans
Everyone: but-
Lin: J E A N S
(I wear jeans everywhere I go legit)
That’s so Linn.
I LOVE wearing jeans. I wear them EVERYWHERE. I even wore them to a wedding..
I feel like he just dropped off his fancy clothes at the dry cleaners so he just wore the first thing he found.
*Jeans intensify*
lin (hits blunt, looks at Anthony): ill wear jeans if you wear sneakers
Anthony (hits blunt): BET
Copied
And that's why they're besties hahah
I mean, Ant did have to hit a blunt for She's Gotta Have It so-
This. so much this.
7:07 watching people who could change America vibe like this makes me so happy!!
It’s really sad that the current administration would never let this happen in a million years...
Yes he would, then take all the credit while lin is staring there like a sad cinnamon roll
i’m glad all the replies passed the vibe check
That orange doesn't deserve it >:0
Trump actually was angry at the Hamilton cast for talking to Pence and demanded they apologize.
to be honest I wouldn't want Lin near that stupid orange, he's too dangerous
No one:
Absolutely no one:
Not even Obama:
No not even trump:
Lin: *smoothly dances towards microphone
He started doing it right as I read this comment lmao
Claire Eagan woahhh that’s ironic 😂
Sarah Hybrid ikr!
Claire Eagan Yo same
Time stamp
I can sense they’re like so tensed up because they’re performing in front of the goddamn (now former) president, so I can’t blame them like especially Leslie Odoms Jr. (Burr)
1:54 he was rushin for them words 🫂😮💨
W-was that Obama singing to Hamilton?
My life is complete, I can die peacefully now...
Cherryfall 16 same here
When??
He didn’t
That was Aaron Burr-
😂😂😂😂😂🤢
Lin: hey Anthony I'll wear jeans if you wear sneakers.
Anthony: *yes*
Tophiachu105kBAGAHHAHAHA
Lin: Raps for 0.0000000000000001 seconds
Lins hands:🖐👌👉☝️👎👈✌️👐✊🙌👏🏼🙏💪👍👋✍🖖🤘🏼🖐👌🤝👐🙌👏🤜🤞✌️🤟
EDIT:TYSM FOR 1K LIKES
You deserve more likes
Thanks 😂
Nah its more like this:
👏✊🤟👉🤚💪🤝🤛🤘👆🖐🤲👍🤜👌👇🖖👐👎🤞🤏☝️👋✍️🙌👊✌️👈✋🤙🙏
Rapping is fast
👋👋👋🙌👐🤲👉👈👆🖐👋🤚✋👌✌🤟
Back when the President wasn't a complete and utter embarassment.
Like you are?
@dyan1965no, like yo momma
Ik..
FACTSSS
@dyan1965 not really a great comeback Dylan.. if you want to see a good one you can scrap off what I left on your Momma
5:19 is just so satisfying to me when they say "shes looking for me" and then the "work work" idk why it just is
I'm looking for Daveed 🔥
5:25*
Dreamsmp fan?
5:27
Fr
I will never get over the diversity of Hamilton and the cast that was put together. Hamilton truly did deserve the hype for not only the music, but the community and diversity.
Just saw Hamilton in NYC yesterday. It was unreal, the songs, acting, cast etc. were all fantastic!
If only it passed the Bechdel test...
@hueyandmo ?? Ok but the play was literally about one man (Alexander Hamilton)?
@hueyandmo wha
I think 3 sisters singing a song about how women should have fundamental rights in the constitution counts for bechdel test.
WHat i love is the thumbnail image for this video is Lin-Manuel looking over at a couple of the others like a dad going "What are you little shits doing?
Devon Reed 😅😂 I thought it was so cute
This is the best comment 😂😂😂😂😂
Devon Reed it is technically his baby in a way..
Hiiii
Tea What are you doing with my baby?
their all so nervous and the theres lesile giving his all
Lin: Makes new song
Also Lin: Hmm where should i perform it for a test...oh, i know! *The White House* .
AngleicaaAaAAAAaaaAAA
ElizaAAAaAaAa
and pEgGy
Paggy*
@nomorecomments1318 paggy?
@nomorecomments1318 who is Paggy?
tHe ScHuLyLeR sIsTerS
@cam.5027 We'Re LoOkInG fOr A mInD aT wOrK
Daveed's smile when they sing "She's looking for me" ok too cute
Burr: singing his heart out Lin: so its fine to wear jeans eh? Obama be like: who told this man to wear jeans??!?!?
I noticed
His name is leslie not burr💀
I love how Lin Manuel didnt even have to tell his friend " yo this is my mic now, slide on down sonny boy"
Nobody realizing that the girl who play Allison Hargreeves from the Umbrella Academy is a back up singer
Yeah!! Emmy was a backup dancer for the production for a bit i think!!
OMG! I WAS SEARCHING FOR SOMEONE TO APPROVE MY SUSPICION!!!
If I remember correctly, she also played Angelina at some point in time!
Yasss I was shocked
She also played Angelica for a bit!
Lin looks like he hasn’t gotten sleep in like 3 days
He's wearing jeans to the white house let's make it 4 days
He haven’t sleep in a week he was weak he was awake-
Lin:*dosent sleep for three days,*
Are these my dress pants..? Oh well. It's just the white house
J E A N S
knowing Lin actually wore J E A N S to the W H I T E H O U S E just make it 4 days
I wonder what would the actual Alexander Hamilton would think of this? His life, accomplishments and even that little misdeed of his would be turned into a successful, award-winning broadway musical show.
werderdley well, he would first ask about broadway...
@dragondog5322 They had shows back then. I believe they even mention a Broadway show in the Broadway show Hamilton where the man in the Broadway theatre who killed Phillip Hamilton after seeing a Broadway show was seeing a Broadway show.
@sketchyth0ughts399 Oh yeah, 'I saw him jut down Broadway a couple of blocks, he was going to see a play'
@sketchyth0ughts399 He wouldve probably been amazied, proud and sad at most points
I mean A, technology questions-whats with these new weapons the gruff men near all exits and such are sporting? B, unfortunately...a hint likely about everyone being so chill with African Americans being in the white house as guests. C, these women are dressed like sloots with all this skin showing and short dresses-wheres their guardians?
Remember whenever there was a president who didn't talk about himself all the time?
I'm pretty sure he never talked about himself ever. Miss that kind of leadership right now.
No
yes
#Joebiden2020 (sorry trump supporters :p)
Yeah.. :
Well, he talked about his bad jokes, but I think we can let that pass.
Everyone else: WHOA SO AMAZING THE WHITE HOUSE!!! Me: This is the effing president and they couldn't afford to get seven mics???
Anonymous User pfffft TROLL
I'm not sure I understand you... X'P
Anonymous User My BFF’s been to the White House.
I️ though that too at first, but you’d be surprised at how small the White House really is! The camera work can make it look bigger, but I’m guessing they just didn’t have room 😂
Seriously, though, how many mics do you think a small sound board can support? Especially when you factor in the instruments. It's not just a matter of bringing in extra mics.
3:26 Pippa and Chris sharing mics lol 🩷✨🫶
The way the all nod their heads whenever Leslie is rapping-
2:15 is when it starts i think for people who wondered
Remember when the White House laughed at LMM when he said “Alexander Hamilton, my name is Alexander Hamilton “. Nobody laughing now
Everyone: in their normal suits
LIN: *I'm gonna wear a blue suit and jeans*
Everyone:Why
5:45 uh uh stance
4:44
When she said “ and Peggy ” she looked like she wanted to kill everybody.
Edit: I’m wrong she said “and PAGGY”
And that scared Eliza
I agree
as she always does.
@Alyxovert2 Uhhh....
Can i see it ?
4:42 look at Aaron Burr just do a moonwalk off the stage. 🤣🤣🤣
I died when I noticed that
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Thats adorable
I just wheezed so loud-
WHEEZE
Ok but I died when Lin was just standing behind Chris Jackson with his forehead peeking over his shoulder. And he wore jeans to the white house what a guy
Back when there was joy in the White House
Angelica's face when she said "Burr, you disgust me."
I'm a trust fund baby, you can trust me
I’ve been reading common sense by Thomas Paine
@Anonymous-eo2er So men say I'm intense or I'm insane
Lolo Peach you wanna revolution, I wanna revelation
So listen to my decleration
6:31 when Anthony opens his mouth, it looked like he was singing with Renee’s voice😂😂
Vallie omg yes XD I’m dying now 😂🤣😂
he doesssss
Vallie he did😭😂
I thought that too
Vallie I just died of laughter!!!
Pause at 2:16 and look at everyone's faces...
Burr: *sings super proud and confident but a lil bit scared*
Philip/laurens: what the heck
Jeff/laff: yeah boiii
Muligan/Madison: im...so...proud..
Alexander: ima try to look cute to get the attention off burr
Washington: I'm taller than everyone here yet I can't see what they are talking about
Eliza: I'm too focused on on Alex's cute dance ♡
Omg ur right!
😂
Tbh I'm too focused on Lins cute dance too
Oh God
*your so right*
He’s grin😂 5:25
Peggy just looks semi mad the whole time.. And PAGGY 4:43
Look at Anthony and Daveed at 2:10 and their reaction to Lesli killing it on the mic. Priceless.
Anthony looks like he's disgusted
@madsbananas5320 he was trying not to laugh lol
2:15 - 2:16
The entire cast is trying not to laugh because his voice cracked and he crossed the line
lesli is vibing with that litte bop 2:31
I love that they were all trying not to laugh though especially Filipa if you pay attention to her
I just realized that Daveed Digs plays the teacher in Wonder
Eowyn Watson yeah, I noticed that
and JEFFERSON
Eowyn Watson daveed digs and yea
I FUCKING KNEW IT
I knew since before the movie came out
Like my fiends and I were screaming about it and it was a big thing on the internet
Ahhh.....memories...
3:48 All you can hear is Daveed saying the lyrics for a split second... lol also, fancy jeans
1:53 did you notice that the music started playing too quick and he had to go faster😂
Yeah I noticed that poor him 😅
I think the piano came in too early
The whole comment section :
*How Lin wears jeans to the white house*
*How Anthoney wears sneakers*
Captions:
Put a pencil to his temple, connected to his brain
Pent-up Jewish temple, Connecticut to his brain
Jill Hendricks same😂
😂
Lololol
-and he voters first refrain attesting the truth well the word gotta run
I love when "Aaron Burr" is singing "workin, clerkin for his late mother's landlord" and he goes so far over the top that his voice breaks and the two dudes next to him have to laugh; then "Lafayette / Jefferson" wipes his face and tries to shake off the laugh.
i love the obamas.
i love hamilton.
*this is an incredible fantasy, someone help*
Sending you a therapist for your help
3:45 I'm always SO IMPRESSED that the "shot him" echo works so well, and LIVE!! In the studio it makes sense because you can add effects, but this is unfiltered! They make it work with just instrument and voice.
Here in 2025 because this was the last time I felt any confidence in the administration.
After 30 seconds I started snapping my fingers lol
same tho
Sara Vandano same lmao
Took me 5 seconds ;-;
Sara Vandano lol
Who didn’t? XD
everyone: *working hard to not mess up cuz it the white house*
Daveed: AYO DIS BOP
Daveed was supposedly drunk AND hungover he kept singing louder and louder, they actually kinda had to turn down his mic 😂😅
No one:
Absolutely no one:
90% of the comments: LiN wOrE jEaNs To ThE wHiTe HoUsE
True tho xd
and also Americans when exchange students are wearing jeans to school: oMg I wILl nEVeR you loOk so fAnCY, I’D rATher be coMfortaBle
and george's lost microphone
Don't rorget that Gorage Washington doesnt have amic and Anthony wore sneakers
You can tell daveed is WASTED lmao
LOL
"dude why didnt you just use the pants it came with??"
"i like these better..."
"DUDE!"
“I spilled grape juice on them!”
At first Peggy sounded so Dead
And paggy
Paggy*
Jasmine
@amberhernandez6959 Jasmine in Peggy character
Maya Sookram I know
I miss having class in the White House.
I wanna be in the room where it happens
The Schuyler sisters performed amazingly as always, truly inspiring.
Peggy kinda turned to her Maria voice
iiWatermelon ya, I know :P She's very talented though being able to switch her singing voice for a minutes.
Hamiltalia Studios i believe the person who plays Peggy also plays Maria Reynolds
AvaThePanflake ya she is. That's why I said she turned
Yes because Jasmine is a amazing human being 😁
Hamiltalia Studios I heard that too. 👌