Former First Lady Michelle Obama said on Conan O’Brien’s podcast that she is not interested in partisan politics.
Former First Lady Michelle Obama said she would not run for president because she is “not interested in politics” and can no longer lead a normal life, which distances her from the experiences of everyday Americans.
"What Barack and I talk about that we do miss…is the loss of anonymity," Obama said."And that's something that most people don't understand how valuable anonymity is. Being able to blend into your environment, and not be the center of it, but just to observe it… And because I love people so much, I love casual conversations with people.
Obama said she and her husband are now always watched and, though she values it, have a constant security presence. That she can no longer “learn about the world” by blending into society anonymously “is another reason why I wouldn't run.” "So we sacrificed that, and that's not a complaint, but if I'm going to be a leader I've got to be in there. I've got to be able to be in there overhearing people's truths, and really being able to see their pain without it being filtered through the veil of me.
“What I have said, because I'm not interested in politics, and I have said this before, is that sadly in our country when you put an R or D on you, you immediately alienate most of the country with whatever choice you make,” Obama said.
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