Michelle Obama relieved she never had a son: ‘He would have been a Barack Obama’

Published June 20, 2025 5:49pm ET



Former first lady Michelle Obama made it clear on her podcast that she is glad to be a girl mom.

Obama and her brother, Craig Robinson, hosted radio personality Angie Martinez on their show, IMO with Michelle Obama and Craig Robinson, to discuss their childhoods and the challenge of raising boys in today’s society. It is something of particular interest now that the former first daughters, Sasha and Malia, are going on dates.

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