Michelle Obama breaks silence on Barack divorce rumors
By NIKKI SCHWAB, CHIEF CAMPAIGN CORRESPONDENT FOR DAILYMAIL.COM IN WASHINGTON, D.C.
Published: 12:27 EDT, 9 April 2025 | Updated: 12:27 EDT, 9 April 2025
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Michelle Obama finally pushed back on the rumors that she and former President Barack Obama were headed for a divorce.
The former first lady sat down with actress Sophia Bush's podcast Work in Progress, where she said her decision to skip President Jimmy Carter's funeral and President Donald Trump's inauguration were simply decisions she made for herself.
Her absence at both high-profile political events stoked divorce rumors, as did President Obama's admission last week that he was in a 'deep deficit' with his wife.
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'This couldn't be a grown woman just making a set of decisions for herself, right?' Michelle Obama mused.
'That's the thing that we as women, I think we struggle with disappointing people. I mean, so much so that this year people were... they couldn't even fathom that I was making a choice for myself that they had to assume that my husband and I are divorcing,' she continued.
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