While on a Florida bus tour on Sunday, President Obama overwhelmed a pizza restaurant owner by stopping by his business. While in the pizza establishment, the owner of the place – Scott Van Duzer – got so excited about the afternoon visit that he literally picked President Obama off his feet. The man grabbed the president in a bear hug and lifted him off the floor.
MICHELLE OBAMA PICKED UP BY U.S. OLYMPIC WRESTLER
The restaurant, the Big Apple Pizza and Pasta Restaurant, is located along the president’s route from Melbourne through Vero Beach and down U.S. Route 1 to Fort Pierce.
When Obama went into the restaurant, he talked with Van Duzer who is 6’3” and 260 pounds. The muscular man was asked by Obama:
Are you a power lifter or what?
While speaking to reporters about the stop, Obama said:
One of the reasons we wanted to stop by is Scott has been doing unbelievable work out of this pizza shop in promoting the importance of donating blood. He has set some records here in Florida. He has received commendations from the White House, our surgeon general. He has galvanized and mobilized the local community, and he’s educated kids and folks all across the country on this issue… I’m still wondering how he got these biceps, but what we know is that the guy’s got a big heart along with big pecs.
Van Duzer is a Republican who voted for Obama in 2008 and said he plans to vote for Obama again this election.