“She had a ghostwriter,” Obama reportedly admitted to a friend who inquired how Michelle put her work together so quickly. “I am writing every word myself, and that’s why it’s taking longer.”
The Times story describes the former president as “a deliberate writer prone to procrastination.”
It’s not the first time that reports have emerged of Obama comparing his literary achievements to those of his wife. The former president “is feeling competitive with his wife,” Edward Isaac-Dovere wrote in a Business Insider story from May 23, 2019.
“Sources note he’ll occasionally point out in conversation that he’s writing this book himself, while Michelle used a ghostwriter,” Isaac-Dovere continued.
The Atlantic first reported that Michelle Obama had used a ghostwriter for her memoir and, quoting anonymous sources, suggested that Obama was “feeling competitive” over the book’s overwhelming success.
https://dailycaller.com/2020/06/29/barack-obama-michelle-becoming-ghostwriter-competitive/
If he wants a lot of words, he should hire Bolton as a ghost writer.