First Lady Michelle Obama tried her hand as a graffiti artist in New York Thursday, part of an effort to promote water as the best beverage for kids.
Visiting New Museum’s “Taking Back the Streets” exhibit, which uses street art to get kids to drink more water, Obama approached a “Drink Up!” mural on a wall that celebrates her nationwide initiative.
As artist Trey Speegle guided her where to sign, someone in the crowd yelled out: “Look at that, you’re tagging, you’re bombing Michelle Obama!”
“This is so exciting and you are all so cool,” Obama told a crowd of eighth-graders, before adding her name to the artwork.
“You are guys are going to make a huge, huge impact on the health of our nation.”
Later, the first lady soaked up laughs and campaign cash.
She attended a fund-raiser at the swank Union Square loft of Obama bundler Maneesh Goyal, with tickets going for upwards of $10,000 each, to help the Democratic National Committee.
Then she headed to Rockefeller Center to appear on “The Tonight Show” with Jimmy Fallon.