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Toddler Insists She's The Most Qualified Presidential Candidate

1-year-old Amalah wants to be the next U.S. president.
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Senior Reporter, HuffPost Life

Back in March, vlogger La Guardia Cross announced that his 1-year-old daughter Amalah would be running for president.

In their newest video, the father-daughter duo presents the first "Toddler Candidate Press Conference." During the hilarious Q&A, the dad exposes some of the toddler candidate's weaknesses -- such as her refusal to share or listen to her parents, finicky eating habits, nightmarish behavior at bedtime and tendency to cry when she doesn't get her way (or even when she does get her way).

Still, Amalah is pretty darn cute. Toddler for president?

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"Halloween costume in July. Only way to get him to go to the grocery store peacefully."

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"My 2-year-old had to taste every apple until she found the one she wanted."

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"Having a bit of a tantrum that quickly escalated into a meltdown because he doesn't fit in the bus."

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