Conspiracy theories are often simultaneously funny and frustrating. This is especially true regarding conspiracy theories in politics. And, for whatever reason, the country seems to be continuously embracing them. Stories such as that Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) is using body doubles or is “essentially brain dead, but it’s being hidden” — an idiotic theory pushed by blowhard John Cardillo — or such as Tucker Carlson hinting that former President Barack Obama is a closeted homosexual in a sham marriage with Michelle Obama, have all made the rounds recently. 

The latest conspiracy is that Michelle Obama, the former president’s legal wife, is eventually going to replace President Joe Biden on the Democratic ticket and be the 2024 nominee. It was a claim floated this week by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA). She suggested that the swap could happen because of Biden’s mental decline and because the current president and former first lady share the same ideological views.