Michelle Obama unveiled the real reason why she did not answer the call from the Democrats to run president and says that it will “never happen.”
The former First Lady had a candid conversation about her feelings about politics when she sat down with Kylie Kelce in the episode of 20 March of Kelce's not Gonna Lie Podcast.
She made it clear that although Democrats have approached her several times about running for president, she would do Never think about it because of the effect it would have on daughters Malia and Sasha.
“I was so happy when we came from the White House,” she told Kelce.
Michelle Obama told Kylie Kelce why she would never run for the president
Obama said she was worried about the effect of growing up in such a public environment on daughters Malia, 26, and Sasha, 23.
The girls were nine and seven when Barack Obama became the 44th president of the United States in January 2009.
“I wanted them to have the freedom not to have the eyes of the world on them,” she said about her girls.
“They still have to deal with paparazzi and are who they are and try to eliminate their own identity.”
That's why, she said, she would never be a candidate for political office.
'So if people ask me, I would ever run, the answer is no. If you ask me that, then you have absolutely no idea that the sacrifice will make your children if your parents are in that role. '
Malia Obama (left) and Sasha Obama (right) both live in Los Angeles
Barack and Michelle Obama with daughters Malia and Sasha in Chicago in 2004 when he won his senate race and started his political career
Michelle Obama posted a recent family photo with Barack, Sasha and Malia
Democrats have long dreamed of having Michelle Obama surpass their presidential ticket because of her enormous popularity throughout the country. She is driven as a potential candidate every four years.
And in the summer of the 2024 elections, a Reuters/ISSPOS survey discovered that Obama was the only democrat with a lead over Trump in a hypothetical match-up, with 50 percent support for its 39 percent.
But the former First Lady – who campaigned last year for Kamala Harris – was clear that she was not interested in striving for the office itself.
She added: “I am not only interested in politics that way, but the thought of bringing my girls back into those spotlights when they just settled – we have done enough.”
And her decision is final.
The 'question [has been] Asked and answered 'and' will never happen ', she said.
She said about her daughters: 'They have already served their time. … it would be unthinkable. No.'
The former First Lady remains a popular surrogate on the campaign track. In addition, for Harris last year, Obama held campaign for Hillary Clinton in 2016, he helped countless candidates for Democratic Senate and is a regular speaker at the Democratic National Convention.
Michelle Obama remains popular at the campaign track – above she appears with Barack Obama at the Democratic National Convention of 2024
Malia and Sasha currently live in Los Angeles. Malia works in the film industry.
Michelle Obama appeared in the Kelce show to promote her new podcast with her brother: IMO with Michelle Obama and Craig Robinson.
The former First Lady also made jokes about her marriage to Barack Obama and said that the couple differed about whether or not to get another child: he wanted one and she didn't do that.
The Obamas fought rumors about a threatening separation.
Speculation that they had problems arose after fans noticed that Michelle was not at countless events at her husband.
The former president was in particular only on Jimmy Carter's state funeral in December 2024 and the inauguration of Donald Trump in January, where Michelle broke the tradition to refuse to be present.
