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Michelle Obama Turnips For What?

The vine heard 'round the world.

Last night, during a Q and A with Twitter user and Barack Obama impersonator Alphacat, First Lady Michelle Obama used DJ Snake and Lil Jon's now-ubiquitous/still raunchy Turn Down for What to illustrate her healthy-eating campaign. It was a match made in pop culture heaven.

In answer to Alphacat's question, "How many calories do you burn every time you 'turn up'?!" FLOTUS turned up the music and held a turnip in front of the camera while bopping her head to the beat. Check it out:

Turnips: the new hot vegetable.

Just for fun, here's the original (NSFW) video.

And, here's a fun megamix from our friends at Vox.