Thousands of people have lined up in freezing temperatures hoping to get a ticket to President Barack Obama’s farewell speech in his hometown of Chicago.
Tickets were being handed out on Saturday morning at McCormick Place, a convention centre on Lake Michigan.
Mr Obama plans to speak to supporters there on Tuesday night – carrying on a tradition set in 1796 when George Washington addressed the American people for the last time as president.
The President has described the event as « a chance to say thank you for this amazing journey ».
Tickets are free but had to be picked up in-person.
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