Obama’s team had originally planned a lavish birthday with over 500 guests expected to attend but announced this week the party would be "scaled back" amid criticisms over holding such an event while the Delta coronavirus variant was surging across the country.

"Due to the new spread of the delta variant over the past week, the President and Mrs. Obama have decided to significantly scale back the event to include only family and close friends. President Obama is appreciative of others sending their birthday wishes from afar and looks forward to seeing people soon," an Obama spokesperson said earlier this week.

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