{"id":7865,"date":"2026-05-09T02:13:25","date_gmt":"2026-05-09T02:13:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thetwistzone.com\/?p=7865"},"modified":"2026-05-09T02:13:25","modified_gmt":"2026-05-09T02:13:25","slug":"barack-obama-says-trump-caused-genuine-tension-in-his-marriage-to-michelle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thetwistzone.com\/?p=7865","title":{"rendered":"Barack Obama says Trump caused \u2018genuine tension\u2019 in his marriage to Michelle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Former president Barack Obama opened up on the pressure he faces to speak out during Donald Trump\u2019s presidency and how it affects his marriage to Michelle<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-8\">\n<div id=\"dreamtoday-usa.com_responsive_1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Barack Obama has opened up on how remaining in politics, and specifically his sparring with Donald Trump, has led to tension in his marriage.<\/p>\n<p>The former US President, 64, has been married to his wife Michelle Obama, 62, since 1992, and the two have welcomed two daughters together, Sasha, 24, and Malia, 27.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-9\">\n<div id=\"dreamtoday-usa.com_responsive_2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Michelle has been by her husband\u2019s side throughout his presidency between 2009 and 2017, and was even hailed as one of the most popular First Ladies of all time.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-10\">\n<div id=\"dreamtoday-usa.com_responsive_3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>But, though it\u2019s been a whole decade since the political duo left the White House, Obama hasn\u2019t exactly been absent from politics as he\u2019s constantly a target for his successor, US President Donald Trump, with the public in turn calling for him to react.<\/p>\n<p>While he\u2019s no longer running the ship, he is still a prominent figure in the Democrat party, advising and campaigning to help future leaders.<\/p>\n<p>Yet, in a new interview with The New Yorker, Obama has outlined how this has caused a strain on his marriage.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-13\">\n<div id=\"dreamtoday-usa.com_responsive_4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a class=\"td-modal-image\" href=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODdhAQABAPAAAMPDwwAAACwAAAAAAQABAAACAkQBADs=\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-55330 entered td-animation-stack-type0-2 litespeed-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/kaylestore.b-cdn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/zmsx.png\" alt=\"\" data-lazyloaded=\"1\" data-src=\"https:\/\/kaylestore.b-cdn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/zmsx.png\" data-ll-status=\"loaded\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>The former President spoke of how the demands of his schedule are of great concern to his wife, including the ongoing pressure on him to be on the campaign circuit.<\/p>\n<p>Obama said to the publication: \u201cShe wants to see her husband easing up and spending more time with her, enjoying what remains of our lives..<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-5\">\n<div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1942704\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cIt does create a genuine tension in our household, and it frustrates her. I\u2019m more forgiving of it, in the sense that I understand why people feel that way, because people aren\u2019t looking at me in historical comparison to other Presidents.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey don\u2019t care about the fact that no other ex-President was the main surrogate for the Party for four election cycles after they left office.\u201d, he added.<\/p>\n<p>On a more positive note, the Democrat outlined that the fact people want him to be \u2018doing more\u2019 is a good sign\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Obama said that it indicates that \u2018there has not been as decided a shift in American attitudes as we are making out. And that\u2019s part of the reason people are frustrated\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>He added: \u201cSometimes it\u2019s directed toward me, which is fine because they kind of sense, Wait, how can we be doing this when I know that\u2019s not who we were? And I don\u2019t think it\u2019s really who we are now.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a class=\"td-modal-image\" href=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODdhAQABAPAAAMPDwwAAACwAAAAAAQABAAACAkQBADs=\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-55331 entered td-animation-stack-type0-2 litespeed-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/kaylestore.b-cdn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/zm.png\" alt=\"\" data-lazyloaded=\"1\" data-src=\"https:\/\/kaylestore.b-cdn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/zm.png\" data-ll-status=\"loaded\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>The publication outlined how Trump\u2019s actions have drawn Obama to work in politics more than he would have preferred.<\/p>\n<p>The former leader has campaigned around the US in every election cycle since he left the White House, as well as regularly speaking out and holding fundraisers.<\/p>\n<p>During the interview, Obama also spoke out about Trump\u2019s previous Truth Social post that\u2019s been dubbed as racist, depicting the Obamas as apes.<\/p>\n<p>Trump has refused to apologise and later said to reporters he \u2018didn\u2019t see\u2019 the part of the video that showed the Obamas.<\/p>\n<p>Obama said: \u201cI don\u2019t take it personally, I mean, I\u2019m always offended when my wife and kids get dragged into things, because they didn\u2019t choose this \u2026 That\u2019s a line that even people whose politics I deeply reject, I would expect them to care about. I would never talk about somebody\u2019s family in that way.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former president Barack Obama opened up on the pressure he faces to speak out during Donald Trump\u2019s presidency and how it affects his marriage to Michelle Barack Obama has opened &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7866,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7865","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Barack Obama says Trump caused \u2018genuine tension\u2019 in his marriage to Michelle - Thetwistzone<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/thetwistzone.com\/?p=7865\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Barack Obama says Trump caused \u2018genuine tension\u2019 in his marriage to Michelle - 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