Politics
Michelle Obama Takes Bizarre Swipe At Barack As Rumors Swirl: ‘Glad I Didn’t Have A Boy’
Is Michelle Obama throwing shade at her husband these days? If so, what does it signal about rumors that their marriage is on the rocks?
Those questions, which took on more weight last year, resurfaced again following new comments by the former first lady, where she casually remarked in a recent interview how “glad” she is to have never had a son.
“You should’ve threw a boy in the mix,” radio host Angie Martinez told Obama on the latest episode of “IMO,” the Democrat’s podcast she launched to mixed reviews earlier this year.
The two women were joined by Obama’s brother, Craig Robinson, as the trio discussed masculinity and the challenges of raising boys into men.
“I’m so glad I didn’t have a boy,” Obama exclaimed.
“Why didn’t you throw in a third?” Martinez chuckled at the mother of two.
“Because he would’ve been a Barack Obama,” Obama quipped to laughter.
“Baby Barack — it would’ve been amazing!” Martinez replied.
“Ooh, no, I would’ve felt for him,” Obama explained about the pressure a son would have felt to emulate the former commander in chief.
“She just borrowed our boys,” Robinson observed.
“I got plenty,” Obama, 61, agreed, in remarks seen by The Hill.
The Obamas married in 1992 and gave birth to two daughters, Malia, 26, and Sasha, 24. As children, both girls were a constant presence during their father’s time in the Oval Office, though the former president and first lady tried to shield them from public life for as long as possible.
“I’ve loved every phase of parenting: I loved them when they were little babies, I loved them when they were walking and starting to talk, the teenage years were interesting in the White House,” Obama said.
“But I’ve loved every time with them — and watching them become their own people and make their own choices, and figure stuff out, and call me after they figure stuff out,” she said.
Since leaving the White House, Michelle Obama has largely refrained from constantly commenting on American politics, though she saves special animosity for President Donald Trump, whose inauguration she skipped while her husband sat by his side. She is believed to have been approached by Democratic leaders about running for president, though she has rebuffed their overtures.
Michelle Obama has released her own memoir, “Beloved,” and in March launched “IMO,” a chance for her to capitalize on the popular field of podcasting.
However, her first episode got off to a rough start, garnering just a few thousand listeners in its first 24 hours. She spoke with Robinson, her brother, about their upbringing on the South Side of Chicago and the lessons instilled in them by their parents.
“This couldn’t be any less entertaining,” wrote one critic in a string of negative takes.
