Michelle obama expressed doubt โฃabout the United States’ readiness for a female president during a recent conversation with Ellisโ Ross in โBrooklyn, New York. The former First โLady’sโ remarks, published โonline Friday, come asโค Vice President โKamala โHarris seeks to solidifyโฃ her position and as theโค nation continues to grapple with gender dynamics in politics.
While promoting her new book, “The Look,” which details her experiences with fashion and โขpolitics โฃduring her time in the White House, Obama acknowledged the progress made byโ womenโ in โAmerican society but questioned whether a cultural shift hasโ fully occurred to support a female commander-in-chief.Her commentsโ reignite aโ long-runningโ discussion about the barriersโค women face in pursuing theโ highest officeโฃ and the persistent โคbiases that may hinder their success.
Obama has repeatedly dismissed speculation about herโข own presidential ambitions, stating definitively in 2016, while โstill First Lady, “I’m not going to run for president. No, no, I’m not.”
During a campaign rally in Michigan days before the 2020โค election, Obama urged voters to support Harris, framing the election as a critical moment for women’s health โand dignity. “Please, please, do not hand our destiny over to someone likeโข trump, who knows nothing about usโค and who has shown profound disdain for โคus,” she said. “As a vote โขfor him isโ a โขvote againstโ us, against our health,โ against our dignity.”
At the same rally, Obama posed a โคquestion to โฃthe crowd: “Inโ every way, (Harris) has proven โherself readyโฆ The real question is, as aโ country, are we readyโ for this moment?”