Former First Lady Michelle Obama weighed in on those divorce rumors about her and former President Barack Obama following her noticeable absence at his side for several major political appearances.
Speaking to Sophia Bush on the “Work In Progress” podcast, Michelle shut down speculation about their 30-year-plus marriage following the former president’s solo appearance for late-President Jimmy Carter’s funeral and President Donald Trump’s inauguration in January 2025.
“The interesting thing is that when I say ‘no,’ for the most part, people are like, ‘I get it,’ and I’m OK,” the former first lady said. “That’s the thing that we, as women, I think we struggle with disappointing people, you know?”
“I mean so much so that this year people were — they couldn’t even fathom that I was making a choice for myself, that they had to assume that my husband…
