{"id":469,"date":"2025-06-15T00:12:27","date_gmt":"2025-06-15T00:12:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/states-news.com\/?p=469"},"modified":"2025-12-11T01:18:26","modified_gmt":"2025-12-11T01:18:26","slug":"michelle-obama-addresses-2028-presidential-run-rumors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/states-news.com\/?p=469","title":{"rendered":"Michelle Obama Addresses 2028 Presidential Run Rumors"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Former First Lady Michelle Obama has once again shut down rumors and speculation about her possibly making a presidential run.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During an interview on \u201cNot Gonna Lie with Kylie Kelce,\u201d Obama&nbsp;made it clear that her priority is the well-being of her daughters, Sasha and Malia, who grew up under intense public scrutiny during their time in the White House.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Obama declared that she is \u201cnot interested in politics\u201d as a mom of two.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI was so glad when we got out of the White House,\u201d the 61-year-old admitted, referencing the end of her husband former President Barack Obama\u2019s second term in 2017.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI wanted them to have the freedom of not having the eyes of the world on them. They still are dealing with paparazzi and being who they are and trying to carve out their own identity,\u201d Obama said, referring to her two daughters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Because of that, Michelle noted, \u201cWhen people ask me, would I ever run [for office], the answer is no.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She said that those wondering \u201chave absolutely no idea the sacrifice that your kids make when your parents are in that role.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The former lawyer added, \u201cNot only am I not interested in politics in that way but the thought of putting my girls back into that spotlight when they are just now establishing themselves \u2014 we\u2019ve done enough.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As far as Michelle is concerned, the \u201cquestion [has been] asked and answered\u201d and is \u201cnever gonna happen.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She concluded, \u201cThey\u2019ve already served their time. \u2026 It would be unthinkable. Nope.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">2028 race is open for the Democrats as Michelle Obama says she isn&#39;t considering running for president<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BarackObama?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@BarackObama<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MichelleObama?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MichelleObama<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FVLWW7Ul7C\">https:\/\/t.co\/FVLWW7Ul7C<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Sheikh Sabeer (@sheikhsabeeer) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sheikhsabeeer\/status\/1903922074378494087?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 23, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In his first two months back in office, President Donald Trump has made significant progress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Officials from the Trump administration gave the American people a strong update on Sunday morning, highlighting big wins in national security, immigration, and education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It was clear: President Trump is getting things done.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Education Secretary Linda McMahon argued for school choice and local control, saying, \u201cHe doesn\u2019t think ANY child should be trapped in a failing school.\u201d Trump\u2019s goal is to give every student the best access to education, and she stressed that Washington bureaucrats can\u2019t make better decisions than parents and local teachers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While trying to stop deportations, Attorney General Pam Bondi criticized activist judges and said that one ruling was \u201cout of control.\u201d She pointed to the 261 gang members who were arrested and were now in jail in El Salvador and said, \u201cWe will follow the law and protect Americans.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a result of Houthi attacks, 75% of U.S.-flagged ships are now staying away from the Suez Canal, according to National Security Advisor Mike Waltz. \u201cThe last administration was not effective,\u201d he praised Trump\u2019s leadership. \u201cPresident Trump has decided to do something much tougher and harder.\u201d There are many choices when it comes to Iran,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/grabien.com\/file\/getmedia?id=2856224&amp;key=97c74d2c46994fc28a52b02c7ade2377&amp;userid=17087&amp;utm_source=trump-tracker.beehiiv.com&amp;utm_medium=newsletter&amp;utm_campaign=trump-s-still-got-it&amp;_bhlid=1a4e2b11b9b20656b01c4a5e1a38bdd9a459730d\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">according<\/a>&nbsp;to Waltz.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For example, Special Envoy Steve Witkoff said that Trump\u2019s policy of \u201cpeace through strength\u201d is helping to move peace talks in Ukraine forward by bringing both sides to the table.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re not making this up,\u201d said Tom Homan, Trump\u2019s border czar, to confirm that Trump is following US immigration law exactly as written. Our whole actions are based on the law. The objective is to have full operational control of the border, and the administration will utilize all available resources to complete this task.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A fresh DecipherAi&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/mitchellvii\/status\/1903900148356592089?utm_source=trump-tracker.beehiiv.com&amp;utm_medium=newsletter&amp;utm_campaign=trump-s-still-got-it&amp;_bhlid=034d9b4cc6f998ea7eac238c6770709b9c505eb6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">poll<\/a>&nbsp;found that 48% of likely California voters are okay with electing a Republican governor in 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is a big change in the normally very blue state. Voters were angry about the high cost of living, gas, and the fact that undocumented immigrants get free medical care.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Early polls show that Democrats like Kamala Harris are ahead, but the GOP sees more chances as people become less satisfied with the government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former First Lady Michelle Obama has once again shut down rumors and speculation about her possibly making a<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":470,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-469","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/states-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/469","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/states-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/states-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/states-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/states-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=469"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/states-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/469\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":471,"href":"https:\/\/states-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/469\/revisions\/471"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/states-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/470"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/states-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=469"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/states-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=469"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/states-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=469"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}