Michelle Obama said Friday she will not run for president, arguing Americans \u201caren\u2019t ready for a woman president\u201d and suggesting many also weren\u2019t ready for a Black First Lady. Citing Kamala Harris\u2019s 2024 loss to Donald Trump, Obama said it showed the country\u2019s lingering sexism: \u201cWe ain\u2019t ready\u2026 You\u2019re not ready for a woman.\u201d<\/p>\n
She added that many men still \u201cdo not feel like they can be led by a woman,\u201d and that the nation has \u201ca lot of growing up to do.\u201d<\/p>\n
Obama also revisited criticism she faced during her husband\u2019s 2008 campaign and her time in the White House, saying even Democrats tried to portray her negatively when she became \u201ceffective.\u201d She recalled being cast as \u201can angry shrew\u201d and \u201cunpatriotic,\u201d and said she had to \u201cquickly define\u201d herself because she didn\u2019t feel fully supported, even by campaign staff.<\/p>\n
Her new book, The Look<\/em>, explores her experiences with fashion and the scrutiny placed on women in politics. Although Obama says she faced intense criticism, she was frequently praised by mainstream media and appeared on the cover of Vogue<\/em> three times. Breitbart News contrasts this with Melania Trump, a former supermodel often snubbed by major fashion magazines.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Michelle Obama said Friday she will not run for president, arguing Americans \u201caren\u2019t ready for a woman president\u201d and suggesting many also weren\u2019t ready for a Black First Lady. Citing Kamala Harris\u2019s 2024 loss to Donald Trump, Obama said it showed the country\u2019s lingering sexism: \u201cWe ain\u2019t ready\u2026 You\u2019re not ready for a woman.\u201d She…<\/p>\n