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Michelle Obama speaks at the Partnership for a Healthier America conference in Washington, D.C., on Friday. Allison Aubrey/NPR hide caption

Michelle Obama speaks at the Partnership for a Healthier America conference in Washington, D.C., on Friday.

When it comes to feeding kids a healthy diet, "it's not politics, it's parenting," Michelle Obama said Friday.

And then she got a little fired up.

Without ever naming President Trump, the former first lady took aim at changes the administration announced last week that weaken some of the school nutrition standards she championed.

"Think about why someone is OK with your kids eating crap," she told the crowd at the Partnership for a Healthier America conference.

"We gotta make sure we don't let anybody take us back," she said as the crowd cheered. "Every elected official on this planet should understand: Don't play with our children. Don't do it," Obama implored.

Trump's agriculture secretary, Sonny Purdue, announced changes to the school lunch program during a visit to a school cafeteria in Leesburg, VA. He said he had listened to the complaints of students and school food administrators. "We all know that kids are pretty outspoken about what they want to eat and what they don't," Purdue said.

The new rules delay a mandate for further sodium reductions in school meals. Purdue's plan also eases rules on whole grains.

"[School] meals can't be nutritious if they're ... put in the trash. We've got to balance the nutritional aspect - the sodium content, the whole grain content - with the palatability," Purdue said at the time.

But changes to school nutrition rules and delays on calorie labeling (also announced by the Trump administration last week) aren't likely to hold back the momentum of the movement for healthier eating habits.

This is the conclusion of attendees gathered on Friday at the Partnership for a Healthier America conference in Washington, D.C., where Obama spoke.

The nonprofit group works with private-sector companies and partners to nudge them to make commitments to promote healthier products and practices. For instance, this week, the PHA announced new commitments from global chocolate and candy companies, including Mars Chocolate and Nestle USA, to limit portion sizes and label calories on the front of packages.

Another commitment came from the National Association of Convenience Stores, which pledged to an industry-wide effort to promote healthier choices to consumers.

The PHA got its start with the help of Michelle Obama's leadership. And she still serves as the group's honorary chair.

"The PHA was probably the smartest thing that we [did] out of the White House helping to build an outside nonprofit organization that ... can work hand-in-hand with the private sector and public sector and build partnerships in a positive way," Obama said at the event.

And she added that, though she's taking time to breath after eight years in the White House, she's still very much committed to working towards a healthier America. "You've got me as a partner as long as I can continue to be of use," she said.

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When Barack Obama was in Harvard Law School, he once alluded to businessman Donald Trump as representing the American Dream, but the tone wasn't entirely positive.

According to the new book, "Rising Star: The Making of Barack Obama," the reference was in a paper the then-29-year-old had co-written with Robert Fisher titled, "Race and Rights Rhetoric."

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ORLANDO, FL - APRIL 27: Former United States first lady Michelle Obama smiles during a conversation at the AIA Conference on Architecture 2017 on April 27, 2017 in Orlando, Florida. Michelle Obama is making one of her first public speeches at the Orlando Conference since leaving the White House. (Photo by Gerardo Mora/Getty Images)

Former U.S. President Barack Obama speaks during a meeting with youth leaders at the Logan Center for the Arts at the University of Chicago to discuss strategies for community organization and civic engagement in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., April 24, 2017. REUTERS/Kamil Krzaczynski

MUMBAI, INDIA - NOVEMBER 7, 2010: US President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle wave as they board Air Force One to depart for New Delhi from Chattrapati Shivaji International airport in Mumbai on Sunday. President Barack Obama left the Indian city of Mumbai for New Delhi. (Photo by Kunal Patil/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)

NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 18: Malia Ann Obama seen out in Manhattan on April 18, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Robert Kamau/GC Images)

NEW YORK, NY - MARCH 29: Malia Ann Obama is seen in Tribeca on March 29, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Alo Ceballos/GC Images)

NEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 24: (EXCLUSIVE COVERAGE) The 44th President of The United States Barack Obama, poses backstage at The Roundabout Theatre Company's production of 'Arthur Miller's The Price' on Broadway at The American Airlines Theatre on February 24, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Bruce Glikas/FilmMagic)

Former U.S. President Barack Obama sits on a boat during a kite surfing outing with British businessman Richard Branson during his holiday on Branson's Moskito island, in the British Virgin Islands, in a picture handed out by Virgin on February 7, 2017. Jack Brockway/Virgin Handout via REUTERS FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY

THIS IMAGE IS BINNED Former U.S. President Barack Obama tries his hand at kite surfing during a holiday with British businessman Richard Branson on his island Moskito, in the British Virgin Islands, in a picture handed out by Virgin on February 7, 2017. Jack Brockway/Virgin Handout via REUTERS FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY

Former U.S. President Barack Obama and British businessman Richard Branson sit on a boat during Obama's holiday on Branson's Moskito island, in the British Virgin Islands, in a picture handed out by Virgin on February 7, 2017. Jack Brockway/Virgin Handout via REUTERS FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY

NEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 08: Malia Obama is seen arriving at The Weinstein Company on February 8, 2017 in New York, New York. (Photo by Alessio Botticelli/GC Images)

UNSPCIFIED, BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS - FEBRUARY 1: In this undated image Former President Barack Obama takes a break from learning to kitesurf at Richard Branson's Necker Island retreat on February 1, 2017 in the British Virgin Islands. Former President Obama and his wife Michelle have been on an extended vacation since leaving office on January 20. (Photo by Jack Brockway/Getty Images)

NEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 24: Malia Obama is seen walking in Soho on February 24, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Raymond Hall/GC Images)

NEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 24: Malia Obama is seen walking in Soho on February 24, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Raymond Hall/GC Images)

NEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 24: (EXCLUSIVE COVERAGE) Director Terry Kinney and The 44th President of The United States Barack Obama chat backstage at The Roundabout Theatre Company's production of 'Arthur Miller's The Price' on Broadway at The American Airlines Theatre on February 24, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Bruce Glikas/FilmMagic)

NEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 24: (EXCLUSIVE COVERAGE) (L-R) Malia Obama, The 44th President of The United States Barack Obama, Danny DeVito, Mark Ruffalo, Jessica Hecht and Tony Shalhoub pose backstage at The Roundabout Theatre Company's production of 'Arthur Miller's The Price' on Broadway at The American Airlines Theatre on February 24, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Bruce Glikas/FilmMagic)

NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 24: Malia Ann Obama is seen out in Manhattan with friend on February 24, 2017 in New York, New York. (Photo by Josiah Kamau/BuzzFoto via Getty Images)

NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 24: Malia Ann Obama is seen out in Manhattan with friend on February 24, 2017 in New York, New York. (Photo by Josiah Kamau/BuzzFoto via Getty Images)

NEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 24: Malia Obama seen out in Manhattan on February 24, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Robert Kamau/GC Images)

NEW YORK, NY - MARCH 10: Michelle Obama leaves Upland restaurant on March 10, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by James Devaney/GC Images)

NEW YORK, NY - MARCH 10: Barack Obama leaves Upland restaurant on March 10, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by James Devaney/GC Images)

ORLANDO, FL - APRIL 27: Former United States first lady Michelle Obama (L), and Robert A. Ivy, Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer of the American Institute of Architects greet the audience during the AIA Conference on Architecture 2017 on April 27, 2017 in Orlando, Florida. Michelle Obama is making one of her first public speeches at the Orlando Conference since leaving the White House. (Photo by Gerardo Mora/Getty Images)

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The excerpt reads, "[Americans have] a continuing normative commitment to the ideals of individual freedom and mobility, values that extend far beyond the issue of race in the American mind. The depth of this commitment may be summarily dismissed as the unfounded optimism of the average AmericanI may not be Donald Trump now, but just you wait; if I don't make it, my children will."

According to a Vice report, "The paper argued that black Americans should 'shift away from rights rhetoric and towards the language of opportunity.' The way they saw it, 'Precisely because America is a racist society...we cannot realistically expect white America to make special concessions towards blacks over the long haul.'"

While Obama has maintained a relatively low profile since leaving office, he has been speaking out in defense of some of his signature policies which face uncertain futures under the Trump White House.

The former president was in Milan, Italy this week when he spoke out in favor of the Paris climate agreement and his administration's effort to fight climate change, reports CNN.

Days before that, he was in Boston prodding lawmakers to uphold his healthcare law.

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An Oregon man who threatened on social media to kill former President Barack Obama and shoot FBI agents was sentenced Friday to 63 months in federal prison.

John Roos, 62, of Medford, Ore., had threatened on Twitter to kill Obama and his family on Facebook and to shoot FBI agents with hunting rifles. According to the Mail Tribune's review of court documents, Roos said he did not intend to carry out the threats but that they were meant to "blow off steam." According to an affidavit written by FBI Special Agent Jeffrey Gray, and reported by the Oregonian, Roos said that given the chance he would "punch Obama in the nose" because Obama "pisses him off."

"Violent social media posts are every bit as serious as those made in other venues," U.S. Attorney Billy Williams said in a statement. "We will continue to vigorously investigate and prosecute similar crimes."

Roos pleaded guilty to the threats and to possessing an unregistered explosive device. Federal agents arrested Roos on April 28, 2016, and found a loaded semi-automatic pistol in his vehicle and several pipe bombs in his home. According to a review of a federal complaint by the Oregonian, Roos was arrested outside the Veterans Affairs Southern Oregon Rehabilitation Center and Clinic in White City, where he was a patient.

Roos was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Michael McShane, who also ordered that he serve three years of post-prison supervision upon his release.

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David Garrows new biography of Barack Obama, Rising Star, contains this passage from an unpublished paper Obama is said to have written while a Harvard law student:

[Americans have] a continuing normative commitment to the ideals of individual freedom and mobility, values that extend far beyond the issue of race in the American mind. The depth of this commitment may be summarily dismissed as the unfounded optimism of the average AmericanI may not be Donald Trump now, but just you wait; if I dont make it, my children will.

First of allheh! Trump gets the last laugh once again.

Second: when will we kill the word normative? (Nota bene: I never use the word in the classroom, ever. And I banish it from my writing, except to ridicule it. Its a sign of intellectual laziness and shallowness.)

Third: Unfounded optimism of the average American? Just a minuteI thought one part of the essential American creed is that any average American can grow up to be president. Didnt Obama prove that to be true? So whats his problem?

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