Obama asked McQueen about his run-ins with the law, getting back on a straight path and struggling to stay on that pathalso chiming in with his own experience growing up without a father.
McQueen said that while his father lives “down the street,” the two don’t have a relationship.
“That’s one of the things we have in common. As I get older, I start reflecting on how that’s affected me,” Obama said. “How do you think that affected you?”
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Obama told McQueen, who said he wants to help kids and go into education, that he was proud of him and told him that while McQueen will still make mistakes, he’s now discovered “this strength inside yourself.”
“And if you stay true to that voice that clearly knows what’s right and what’s wrong, sometimes you’re going to mess up, but you can steer back and keep going,” Obama said. “I know you’re going to do great things.”
