Boy impersonates candidates at graduation

Friday, June 17, 2016

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. -- An Illinois eighth-grader earned laughs and cheers -- as well as a diploma -- when he graduated from middle school. Jack Aiello, who graduated last week from Thomas Middle School in the Chicago suburb of Arlington Heights, impersonated current and former presidential candidates in a speech to the school's graduating class. Video of the speech has racked up more than 100,000 views in just more than a week. He talked through his experiences at the middle school in the politicians' voices, from creative arts to physical education.

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