Amid swirling rumors about their relationship, many are wondering: Are former President Barack Obama and his wife, former First Lady Michelle Obama, considering divorce? Speculation has been running rampant, but the Obamas are setting the record straight.
According to the couple, their marriage is as strong as ever. They attribute the rumors to the fact that they don’t share every intimate detail of their lives on social media.
During an appearance on NPR’s “Wild Card” podcast, Michelle Obama addressed the chatter, saying, “The fact that people don’t see me going out on a date with my husband sparks rumors about the end of our marriage.” She continued, “It’s like, OK, so we don’t Instagram every minute of our lives.” The message is clear: what’s real is far more meaningful than what’s posted online.
Barack and Michelle Obama have had enough of the divorce rumors—and they’re addressing them with humor and candor. While speculation about their relationship has been running wild, the couple is making it clear that their marriage is strong as ever.
Michelle, ever the wit, joked about their lack of social media activity, saying, “We are 60. You just are not going to know what we’re doing every minute of the day.” She added with a laugh, “Yes, I guess we’re famous, but we’re 60. We don’t take selfies.”
But the rumors haven’t just stemmed from their low-profile online presence. Michelle made headlines when she chose not to attend several major events, including Former President Jimmy Carter’s funeral and President Donald Trump’s inauguration.
Her decision wasn’t about the state of her marriage, but rather her desire to define her own path. “One of the major decisions I made this year was to stay put and not attend funerals and inaugurations and all the things that I’m supposed to attend,” Michelle explained. “That was part of me using my ambition to say, ‘Let me define what I want to do, apart from what I’m supposed to do, what the world expects of me.’”
She added, “I have to own that. Those are my choices. Whatever the backlash was, I had to sit in it and own it. But I didn’t regret it, you know? It’s my life now, and I can say that, now.”
“Michelle Obama Speaks Out About Marriage on Podcast: ‘I’ve Never Thought About Quitting My Man'”
Michelle Obama is setting the record straight once again, this time on her podcast, which she co-hosts with her brother, Craig Robinson. Amid the ongoing rumors, she shared a heartfelt reflection on her marriage to Barack, saying, “There hasn’t been one moment in our marriage where I thought about quitting my man. And we’ve had some really hard times, but we’ve also had a lot of fun times, a lot of adventures. I have become a better person because of the man I’m married to.”
Her touching words were met with a playful response from Barack when he joined her on the podcast. After hearing Michelle’s tribute, he quipped, “Okay. Don’t make me cry now.”
Catch the moment for yourself by watching an excerpt from their conversation in the video below.