‘Hamilton’ creator freestyles with Obama

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'Hamilton' creator freestyles with Obama

President Barack Obama flipped through cue cards as Lin-Manuel Miranda, the creator of Broadway musical sensation "Hamilton," freestyled in the Rose Garden.

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