President Barack Obama Says First Lady Michelle Obama ‘Will Never Run For Office’

Outgoing US President Barack Obama has said that his wife and the current First Lady Michelle Obama will never run for the White House, despite a growing chant. The social media has been abuzz for Michelle Obama to run for the 2020 Oval office, however, those close to her have uniformly expressed her disinterest, Aol.com reported today (30 November).

In a recently released interview, Rolling Stone's Jann Wenner had asked President Obama about the possibility of his wife entering politics. In his reply, Obama said: "Michelle will never run for office. She is as talented a person as I know. You can see the incredible resonance she has with the American people. But I joke that she's too sensible to want to be in politics.”

In another similar reaction to a radio show Sway in the Morning in October, Obama had said: "Michelle does not have the patience or the inclination to actually be a candidate herself. That's one thing y'all can take to the bank." During an event at the White House recently, Michelle Obama had chuckled when an audience member shouted, "Run for president!" She just responded by saying, "Be quiet back there."

With inputs from IANS