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Michelle Obama says world isn't ready for a female president


KALAMAZOO, MICHIGAN - OCTOBER 26: Former first lady Michelle Obama speaks ahead of the arrival of Democratic presidential nominee, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris during a campaign rally at the Wings Event Center on October 26, 2024 in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Vice President Harris will be campaigning today with former first lady Michelle Obama in the battleground swing state of Michigan. With 10 days remaining, Harris continues campaigning against Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump ahead of the November 5 election. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images)

Former First Lady Michelle Obama said on the “Call Her Daddy” podcast that she didn’t think the world was ready for a female president.

During the interview which was posted Wednesday, Michelle said that the U.S. was more comfortable voting for her husband, former President Barack Obama in 2008 than former First Lady Hillary Clinton.

"That doesn't mean that women should roll up their sleeves and call it a day, like we're still growing so yeah, I think it's going to happen," she said. "Are we ready now? I don't know. Prove us wrong. I would love that."

She also elaborated on her comments about her not running for president of the U.S.

“As we saw in this past election, sadly, we ain’t ready,” she said.

“That’s why I’m like, don’t even look at me about running, because you all are lying. You’re not ready for a woman. You are not.”

During the interview, she also said she didn’t like being seen as just “Barack’s wife.”

She went into detail about her accomplishments such as graduating from Princeton and Harvard and working as a lawyer in Chicago.

She said after Obama ran for office, the public narrative changed.

"I was like, 'Oh, you guys, all of that just disappeared in the course of this whole election, and you now see me as just Barack Obama's wife,’” she said.