(DC Pundit) – Former President Barack Obama might want to consider investing in a good shovel because by his own admission, he’s still digging himself out of the marital crater left behind after eight years in the White House.
During a recent speech at Hamilton College, Obama gave the audience a little too much insight into the state of his marriage, stating bluntly, “I was in a deep deficit with my wife.” No kidding. If you’re scoring at home, that’s not exactly the kind of thing you say when everything’s fine on the home front. “So I have been trying to dig myself out of that hole by doing occasionally fun things,” he added. Whatever that means.
Of course, the comment comes as the internet buzzes with speculation about a possible Obama divorce. The chatter first gained momentum late last year, when Michelle Obama was noticeably absent from the funeral of former President Jimmy Carter, an event that nearly every other living First Lady managed to attend. Then, she announced she wouldn’t be attending Donald Trump’s second inauguration, fueling even more whispers about a widening rift between the two.
Earlier this week, Michelle Obama fanned the flames when she took what sounded like a direct jab at Barack while speaking with her brother, Craig Robinson. During a chat about financial responsibility in relationships, Robinson asked, “Would you be attracted to a guy who’s not financially sound when you meet him?”
Michelle didn’t miss a beat: “Uh, I married one.” Ouch. That’s gotta sting, even if it was meant to be a joke. Then again, maybe that was the “fun thing” Barack was referring to. Nothing screams healthy marriage like passive-aggressive digs toward your other half.
Michelle Obama claims that Barack Obama was not "financially sound" when she married him.
Barrack was a Harvard Law graduate working as a civil rights attorney for a major Chicago law firm when they married in 1992.
My God, Michelle Obama is such a phony narcissist. pic.twitter.com/Eb4WHrLu0t— Vince Langman (@LangmanVince) April 2, 2025
To add a bit of political spice, Obama also couldn’t resist taking a not-so-veiled swipe at his successor, and current Commander-in-Chief, Donald Trump. “It is up to all of us to fix this,” he said. “It’s not going to be because somebody comes and saves you. The most important office in this democracy is the citizen, the ordinary person who says, no, that’s not right.”
Former President Barack Obama criticized President Donald Trump's actions targeting law firms and universities Thursday, encouraging them to fight back.
"It is up to all of us to fix this," Obama said during a speech at Hamilton College. "It’s not going to be because somebody… pic.twitter.com/YrD1DhjhYW
— PBS News (@NewsHour) April 4, 2025
Yes, Mr. Obama. Citizens like the ones who turned out in record numbers to elect Trump not once, but twice. It seems the former president still hasn’t come to terms with the fact that Trump’s America First agenda resonated with ordinary Americans who were tired of business as usual in D.C.
As for the Obamas, maybe it’s time to stop pointing fingers outward and focus on what’s going on at home. After all, when your wife is out here publicly saying she married a financially unstable man, maybe the bigger issue isn’t Trump or the citizenry—it’s the couch you’re apparently sleeping on.
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