U.S. President Barack Obama Christmas shopping with his two daughters Saturday.

The trio visited a small bookstore in keeping with recently created shopping event, "Small Business Saturday." It was first held in 2010, and is the counterpart to "Black Friday," where major retailers offer steep discounts to kick off the holiday shopping season.

At one point, a reporter asked Obama about the "fiscal cliff."

(SOUNDBITE) (English) U.S. PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA, SAYING:

"Come on guys, we are Christmas shopping here."

Outside the store Obama greeted supporters.