Former U.S. First Lady, Michelle Obama, has playfully poked fun at Barack Obama’s presidential ambitions, which ultimately brought her widespread fame and success.
Michelle admitted she’d previously questioned her husband’s goal to become president, which he ultimately ended up achieving, and even went on to serve two terms as the President of the United States.
The 61-year-old made the remark Wednesday on the latest episode of her podcast IMO, which she hosts with her brother Craig Robinson.
Michelle’s jibe came after guest Victoria Monét talked about ambition and being embarrassed to share her dreams fo becoming a singer.
Michelle agreed with the singer’s admission, likening it to Barack’s goals of a presidential run.
‘It’s like my husband,’ she quipped. ‘”I want to be president of the United States”‘
‘It’s like “no, you might want to keep that to yourself honey,”‘ Michelle said.
The mom-of-two also spoke about her own career ambitions and taking risks during the episode.
Michelle, who attended Harvard Law School before working for a prestigious Chicago law firm, spoke of her ‘soul crushing’ first job and why she never went back.
‘When I came out of law school, I went into a big corporate firm because I went to Harvard and had a lot of debt and that’s what you did,’ she told Robinson and their guest Victoria Monet.
‘I was there for two years, pretty miserable, not because of the place, but because the work was kind of soul crushing to me but I realized I hadn’t tried anything else,’ she explained.
‘And I left and started working in city government and public service and each job , while it paid less, it had me working with people,’ the former first lady continued.
‘So that year turned into two years, and from that job, you know, working for the deputy chief of staff to working and planning and development and before you know it I was away from law and I’ve never gone back.’
