Former first lady Michelle Obama said a presidential run is “never gonna happen” and insisted she is not interested in a future that requires a move back to the White House.
“When people ask me would I ever run, the answer is no,” Obama told Kylie Kelce, wife of retired NFL star Jason Kelce, on a recent episode of the Not Gonna Lie podcast. “If you ask me that, then you have absolutely no idea the sacrifice that your kids make when your parents are in that role.”
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“Not only am I not interested in politics in that way, but the thought of, like, putting my girls back into that, you know, spotlight when they are just now establishing themselves. It’s like, you know, okay. I think we’ve done enough.”
Michelle Obama says she has zero intention of ever running for president, says she has already done enough.
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) March 25, 2025
The comment came on Kylie Kelce's podcast.
"And so when people ask me would I ever run, the answer is no."
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Former President Barack Obama’s daughters Sasha and Malia were 7 years old and 10 years old, respectively, when they moved into the White House, and they grew up at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.
“The day-to-day kind of challenges that any parent has with teenagers, we had it on 100,” the former first lady said. “I longed for the days when, you know, just write on the wall. …We can wash that off.”
“I was so glad when we got out of the White House,” she added. “I wanted them to have the freedom of not having the eyes of the world on them. I mean, they still are dealing with paparazzi and being who they are and trying to carve out their own identity.”
Kelce’s podcast with the former first lady reached over 277,000 viewers, but many on social media questioned whether Obama would keep to her word and not seek the office once held by her husband.
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“She has zero intention but at any time it can become ‘I’m saving democracy this isn’t my choice’ lmao,” one person posted to X.
“Retirement’s overrated – bet she’ll change her mind!” another user commented.
“[This] sounds like ‘let’s make it more dramatic when I finally say yes’; good plan,” according to one post.