Michelle Dines In Beverly Hills Without Husband Amid Divorce Rumors

“It does create genuine tension in our household, and it frustrates her,” Obama said. “I’m more forgiving of it, I understand why people feel that way.”

“No other ex-president was the main surrogate for the party for four election cycles after they left office,” he said.

Michelle Obama downplayed the divorce rumors a year ago during an episode of NPR’s Wild Card with Rachel Martin.

“Even in this phase in our lives, when Barack and I say something right or wrong, it does get covered. You know, the fact that people don’t see me going out on a date with my husband sparks rumors of the end of our marriage. I mean, it’s sort of…” Michelle Obama said during a podcast episode in June. “It’s the apocalypse. It’s like, OK, so we don’t Instagram every minute of our lives. We are 60. We’re 60, y’all. We just, you just are not gonna know what we’re doing every minute of the day, you know?” Michelle Obama added.