Rumors have been swirling for months that Barack and Michelle Obama are heading for divorce. According to these rumors, Barack and Michelle have been living “separate lives” for quite some time.
Now, Michelle is adding fuel to these rumors in a big way by admitting that she feels “uncomfortable” publicly defending Barack at times.
Michelle Feels ‘Uncomfortable’ Defending Barack
On Wednesday, Michelle, 61, appeared on the Las Culturistas podcast with her older brother Craig Robinson, 64. There, Michelle was asked by hosts Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang what it’s like being “up for public debate.”
“You have to develop a thick skin, and I think some people are better at it than others,” Michelle said in response. “I think my husband has a very calm demeanor, and I think he was built for the job. I am a little more feisty, less so for myself but more for him….I get my back reared up when somebody goes after [Barack] and they don’t appreciate his intellect and his sacrifice.”
Michelle went on to confess that this has left her feel “uncomfortable” defending Barack. Then there’s the issue of her and Barack’s two adult daughters, Malia, 26, and Sasha, 23.
“Don’t go after my kids,” Michelle emphatically warned.
Michelle explained that she goes into “mommy mode” if one of her daughters has a “bad interaction” with someone “because of their last name.”
“I had to practice being OK with it—for the sake of them,” Michelle continued. “I think that kids respond the way their parents respond, and all throughout the White House, my thing was, ‘This is normal, you’ll be fine, it’s OK.’ Yes, there are men with guns at your school because your dad’s here for parent-teacher conferences, but keep going. It’s not about you.”
Michelle concluded by saying that her goal was always to make sure that Malia and Sasha “felt normal.”
“So I couldn’t respond too much,” she stated. “I couldn’t voice too much concern because then they would start panicking, right?”
That doesn’t sound like a ringing endorsement of life in the public eye, now does it?
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Obama Divorce Rumors
While Michelle’s comments may seem somewhat benign, this is just the latest in a long line of examples of the former First Lady complaining about the life in the public eye that she feels Barack thrust their family into.
This also comes after months of rampant rumors that the Obamas are heading for divorce. These rumors escalated in a big way back in January, when Michelle skipped both the funeral of Jimmy Carter and the inauguration of Donald Trump. She was the only living former First Lady to miss each of these events. This forced Barack to attend both events alone.
“I have been hearing this rumor that the Obamas are getting a divorce by reputable people,” political commentator Meghan McCain said on reporter Tara Palmeri’s podcast back in January. “I’m not talking about TMZ, I’m not talking about Perez Hilton, although I love him, he’s my friend.”
“I’m talking about like very serious journalists telling me that they’re hearing that the Obama divorce rumors are true,” she continued.
“We’ve heard that for a long time,” replied Tara, who has long covered Washington politics. “Like I just heard that they live separate lives.”
Listen to Meghan and Tara talk more about this in the clip below.
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Michelle Accused Of ‘Really Disliking’ Barack
Michelle launched her IMO podcast with her brother Craig back in March. Since then, many have noticed that she’s frequently used episodes to complain about both Barack and the time they spent in the White House together.
The former Fox News host Tucker Carlson recently reacted to this by claiming that Michelle “really dislikes her husband, and it’s super obvious.”
“I’m not just saying that to be catty,” Tucker explained. “I think I’m trying to feel compassion for her but her hostility toward the guy is unbelievable.”
Tucker’s fellow Fox News host Megyn Kelly was quick to agree. She pointed out that “everything Michelle says about her husband is negative.”
“I almost never say negative things about Doug,” Megyn added, referring to her husband Doug Brunt. “He’s not perfect but when I think about him, I don’t immediately go to whatever is negative. I go to what’s positive and what I love about him.”
Watch Tucker and Megyn talk more about this in the video below.
Barack has stayed silent about the divorce rumors. Meanwhile, Michelle has tried to shoot them down multiple times. However, many aren’t buying her denials, given the fact that she has continued to bash Barack on her podcast.
Michelle’s latest comments about feeling “uncomfortable” defending Barack publicly will certainly not help her case as she tries to claim that their marriage is still going strong. Only time will tell if the Obama marriage is actually able to stand the test of time!
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