{"id":1824,"date":"2025-11-19T14:26:26","date_gmt":"2025-11-19T14:26:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/readinstory.com\/?p=1824"},"modified":"2025-11-19T14:26:26","modified_gmt":"2025-11-19T14:26:26","slug":"michelle-obama-reveals-brutal-reason-she-will-not-run-for-president","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/readinstory.com\/?p=1824","title":{"rendered":"Michelle Obama reveals brutal reason she will not run for president"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Former First Lady Michelle Obama has revealed the striking reason why she will not pursue a presidential bid.<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Obama served as First Lady from 2009 to 2017 during her husband Barack Obama\u2019s two terms, from his inauguration on January 20, 2009, until the conclusion of his presidency on January 20, 2017.<\/p>\n

Although the United States has yet to elect a female president, several women have run for the office, including Hillary Clinton in 2016 and Kamala Harris in 2024.<\/p>\n

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In a conversation with black-ish actress Tracee Ellis Ross in Brooklyn, New York, promoting her new book The Look, Obama addressed whether there has been sufficient progress for a woman president. She referenced Harris\u2019 loss to Republican Donald Trump: \u201cAs we saw in this past election, sadly, we ain\u2019t ready.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cThat\u2019s why I\u2019m like, \u2018don\u2019t even look at me about running because you all are lying.\u2019 You\u2019re not ready for a woman,\u201d Obama continued. \u201cWe\u2019ve got a lot of growing up to do, and there are still many men who feel they cannot be led by a woman\u2014and we saw that.\u201d<\/p>\n

In The Look, Obama also explored the various elements of her personal style and how she used fashion to highlight causes she cares deeply about, including education, support for military families, and children\u2019s health.<\/strong><\/h2>\n

She recounted how one aspect of her body was weaponized against her by critics and the media. A particular outfit she wore while accompanying her husband to his first address to a joint session drew sharp criticism for being \u201ctoo informal,\u201d \u201cinappropriate,\u201d and \u201cout of season\u201d because it revealed her arms. Headlines such as Up In Arms and Sleevegate followed.<\/p>\n

Obama noted that prior First Ladies, like Jacqueline Kennedy, had worn sleeveless dresses without inciting similar backlash, highlighting how scrutiny over her arms was used to \u201cotherize\u201d her.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWhile I\u2019m certainly not the only First Lady to face critique\u2014Hillary was often criticized for her preference for pantsuits, and Nancy Reagan for her love of haute couture\u2014this felt different,\u201d she wrote.<\/p>\n

\u201cBarack and I were being portrayed as Black people who didn\u2019t understand the \u2018rules\u2019 of the rarefied world we had entered and weren\u2019t unequivocally welcomed into it.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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