By Katherine Tinsley
12:35pm PDT, Jul 17, 2025
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While on
Michelle Obama and brother
Craig Robinson's podcast, Barack Obama chatted about a variety of topics.
"He made time in his busy schedule to come on. We are honored," Michelle said before Robinson joked, "Wait, you guys like each other?"
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After
Michelle Obama skipped
Donald Trump's second inauguration, rumors spread that the author and Barack Obama had split.
"She took me back," Barack jokingly said. "It was touch and go for a while."
Craig Robinson noted how nice it was to see the power couple together. "I know because when we aren't, folks think we're divorced," Michelle added.
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Michelle Obama and Barack Obama have spent over three decades together, and the Princeton alum made it clear that she never considered leaving her husband.
"There hasn't been one moment in our marriage where I have thought about quitting my man," Michelle stated.
"We've had some really hard times and we've had a lot of fun times, a lot of adventures and I've become a better person because of the man I'm married to," she continued.
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As of late, fans were nervous the duo had parted ways — however, that's far from the truth.
"This woman came up to me. She was so nice. [She asked], 'Can I have a picture?' You know how you get the side hug? She was like, 'What did he do? … He did something, didn't he?'" Craig Robinson said about the rumors.
Robinson assured the fan that the Obamas are still married. "She was so happy, you would have thought I gave her a Christmas gift," the basketball coach added.
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Now that he is out of the White House, Barack Obama noted that he doesn't pay attention to the gossip surrounding his marriage.
"These are the kinds of things I just miss," he said. "I don't even know this stuff is going on and then somebody will mention it to me, and I'm like, 'What are you talking about?'"
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Michelle Obama previously credited her lack of social media posts with Barack Obama to age.
"The fact that people don't see me going out on a date with my husband sparks rumors of the end of our marriage," she said on the "Wild Card" podcast host
Rachel Martin.
"It's like, 'OK, so we don't Instagram every minute of our lives," she added. "We are 60. We're 60, y'all'."
