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Michelle Obamais ready to share what went through her head onDonald Trump’sInauguration Dayin January 2017.
“That day was so emotional for so many different reasons,” Obama tellsHoda Kotbduring the podcast’s first episode, titled"Kids Just Want Our Gladness."
Barack Obama, Michelle Obama, Malia Obama, Sasha Obama.CHUCK KENNEDY/AFP/Getty
The author then goes on to describe how she felt as she noticed the lack of diversity at Trump’s inauguration. “To sit on that stage and watch the opposite of what we represented on display — there was no diversity, there was no color on that stage,” she says. “There was no reflection of the broader sense of America.”
Obama continues: “Many people took pictures of me and they’re like, ‘You weren’t in a good mood?’ No, I was not! But you had to hold it together like you do for eight years.”
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While describing the process of leaving the White House for the final time as the first family, Obama took a moment to comment onthe size of the inauguration crowdthat day, weighing in on the Trump administration’s misleading claims that his inauguration pulled the largest audience in history and blew President Obama’s out of the water.
Going on to reveal how she fell apart once the doors to Air Force One closed for the final time, she continues, “When those doors shut, I cried for 30 minutes straight, uncontrollable sobbing, because that’s how much we were holding it together for eight years.”
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“Well, the first thing that went through my mind was, sitting across from Michelle, how thankful I was that she had been my partner through that whole process,” he said. He added that he “had concerns about how the country moves forward but overall there was a serenity there more than I would have expected.”
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The former first lady’s new podcast highlights conversations she had with famous friends during her2022 book tourfor her bestselling book,The Light We Carry: Overcoming in Uncertain Times. Obama traveled the U.S. and spoke with A-listers along the way, including Kotb,Ellen DeGeneres,Tyler Perry,Oprah Winfrey,Gayle King,Conan O’BrienandDavid Letterman.
Michelle Obama: The Light Podcastpremieres Tuesday, March 7, on Audible. New episodes drop weekly, and will be available exclusively on Audible for two weeks before reaching other streaming platforms.
Listen to the full podcast clip whereMichelle Obamadiscusses Donald Trump’s Inauguration Dayhere.
source: people.com
