Posted on 03/06/2023 5:16:44 PM PST by simpson96
Donald Trump’s inauguration in January 2017 was an emotional day for Michelle Obama for reasons you might expect — and a few reasons that might surprise you. The former first lady is revealing the roller-coaster of emotions she went through as she, Barack Obama, and daughters Malia and Sasha, bid goodbye to their home of eight years.
In a clip from the March 7 premiere episode of Michelle Obama: The Light Podcast, via People, the 59-year-old author of The Light We Carry: Overcoming in Uncertain Times shared that she was “uncontrollably sobbing” while “saying goodbye to the staff and all the people who helped to raise” her daughters. That personal sentiment was also compounded by the dramatic shift in attendees at Donald Trump’s inauguration, noting, “There was no reflection of the broader sense of America.”
“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 said while also taking a dig at Donald Trump’s popularity by noting the poor attendance — “There weren’t that many people there — we saw it, by the way!” People have often remarked on her stormy mood on that day and Michelle has no problem owning her feelings. “No, I was not [in a good mood]! But you had to hold it together like you do for eight years,” she added.
Once she was alone with her family on their final Air Force One flight, and that’s when the real waterworks began. “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,” she recalled. The pressure of eight years in the hot spotlight took its toll —
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It sure didn’t effect her eating any.
Thank you for the video. I can not believe that Michelle dished Melania fo giving her the gift box. Michelle did the same thing to Laura Bush. Laura Bush was her classy self accepting it. Not so much for Michelle, then she made fun of Melania’s gift on national TV.
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Big Mike is a real piece of drama work...
Heard rumors that he may actually run for POTUS??!!
“There were not that many people there that day...” BULLSHIT!!!!
I was there - up front - and when I turned during the inauguration speech to look at the crowd, it stretched all the way back to the Washington Monument. I remember the liberal news media trotting that lie out that very day by showing crowd pictures taken before 9:00 am. Big Mike is a LIAR!!!!
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