NEW : `` I could not be prouder of my hometown of Chicago , '' Obama says . `` I do n't know how this is anything but really embarrassing , '' GOP strategist says . Critics had questioned whether Obama should make trip , given his full plate . TL;DR President Barack Obama's visit to the city where he grew up and spent
NEW : `` I could not be prouder of my hometown of Chicago , '' Obama says . `` I do n't know how this is anything but really embarrassing , '' GOP strategist says . Critics had questioned whether Obama should make trip , given his full plate . Chicago eliminated in first round ; Rio de Janeiro wins .