Michelle Obama, the former First Lady of the United States, has been in the news consistently even after her husband, Barack Obama, was done with his two Presidential terms.
These days, they have been making headlines, sparking rumors about a possible divorce. Some even went as far as to claim that Barack had already moved on.
Keep reading to see what Michelle Obama has to say about these rumors.
Michelle Obama and Barack Obama are no strangers to the rumor mill. With both of them serving two terms in the highest office in the land, they are well versed with how to navigate speculation surrounding their relationship.
The former first lady, has shared how she and her husband manage to rise above all the rumors that may swirl about their relationship. The couple made an appearance at SWSW.
“People always ask me and Barack, how did we stay hopeful in, not just the eight years that we were in the White House, but beyond?” Michelle said as she taped the new podcast called, IMO With Michelle Obama and Craig Robinson.
“Because, let me tell you, there was a lot of negative energy flipping our way — a lot of rumors, a lot of gossip, a lot of, you know, my husband wasn’t born in this country … we weren’t patriotic, he didn’t get into Harvard.”
“But through it all, what kept us sane — and we tried to instill this in our daughters — is, you cannot live through social media,”” she said, adding that she’s fairly sure she’s never” she went on to say that she is sure she has never “once looked at a comment section.”
“Don’t let that negative energy enter into your space. These are people who don’t know you. A lot of this stuff is made up, and it does not feed you,” she explained.
“That doesn’t mean you don’t stay informed, but staying informed has nothing to do with the comment section. It has everything to do with the content of the stories that you take in.”
She said she feels these days people feel “so trapped by social media that we feel so caught up into the one way we get information.”
“We’ve got to broaden our spectrum, and we have to get off the phone,” she ended.
Michelle and Barack have recently found themselves subject to unfounded rumors about a divorce. These were further fueled by the former President attending social events solo.
He was photographed earlier this year alone at Jimmy Cater’s funeral as well as Trump’s 2025 inauguration.
However, a source had provided an explanation as to why Michelle was missing. Simply, because she has now “check out” of the DC life.
The speculation surrounding their marriage was further discouraged by Barack Obama when he posted a sweet birthday wish for his wife by sharing a picture of them from Valentine’s day. In the caption for the picture, he called her the “love of [his] life.”
The couple have been married for over thirty years and share daughters Malia, 26, and Sasha, 23.
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