(NEXSTAR) — Former President Barack Obama recently opened up about his eldest daughter's decision to drop her famous last name in a professional setting.

Malia Obama, 26, debuted her short film, "The Heart," earlier this year at the Sundance Film Festival — but for her director's credit, she used her first and middle name only.

"She didn’t use Obama," the former president said during an interview on The Pivot Podcast on Tuesday. "On the credits, it said Malia Ann. I was like, 'You do know they’ll know who you are?'"

The former first........

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