People reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\u201cWell, as we saw in this past election, sadly, we ain\u2019t ready,\u201d said the former first lady, a reference to Donald Trump\u2019s victory over Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential election \u2013 though there\u2019s no evidence whatsoever that Harris was rejected for any reason other than more Americans preferred Trump\u2019s policies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThat\u2019s why I\u2019m like, \u2018Don\u2019t even look at me about running, \u2018cause you all are lying,’\u201d added Michelle, before reiterating, \u201cYou\u2019re not ready for a woman. You are not. So don\u2019t waste my time.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As the friendly audience cheered, she added: \u201cWe got a lot of growing up to do, and there are still, sadly, a lot of men who do not feel like they can be led by a woman, and we saw it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Though some supporters continue to hope she might reconsider, Michelle Obama has repeatedly dismissed the idea of entering electoral politics \u2014 including running for president \u2014 for more than a decade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
During a 2018 appearance on Today marking the International Day of the Girl, anchor Savannah Guthrie asked whether she had any interest in a political career. Obama responded, \u201cAbsolutely not,\u201d reaffirming her long-standing position that she has no plans to seek public office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI\u2019ve never wanted to be a politician,\u201d Michelle continued at the time. \u201cNothing has changed in me. I want to serve. \u2026 There are so many ways to make an impact. Politics is not my thing. It\u2019s as simple as that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She also rejected the idea years earlier, before she and former President Barack Obama left the White House.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
During a 2016 South by Southwest panel moderated by Queen Latifah, Michelle stated unequivocally that she \u201cwill not run for president,\u201d citing the needs of her then-teenage daughters, Sasha and Malia, as a factor in her decision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A series of widely praised speeches criticizing then\u2013Republican nominee Trump later renewed speculation that she might reconsider. However, despite the attention those remarks received, Michelle maintained her stance and continued to distance herself from any future role in electoral politics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Barack verified that stance in October 2016, just months before he finished his second term.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c[Michelle] will never run for office,\u201d he said while calling into SiriusXM\u2019s Sway in the Morning in October 2016. \u201cShe is as talented and brilliant a person as there is, and I could not be prouder of her, but Michelle does not have the patience or the inclination to actually be a candidate herself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThat\u2019s one thing y\u2019all can take to the bank,\u201d added Barack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She told People previously: \u201cMy kids are grown and launched, they are healthy and happy. My husband is doing just fine. We are the former president and first lady, and so I feel like this is the first time in my life that when I say and do something, here in this interview, writing this book, these are my choices. That is freeing.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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