The former First Lady opened up about Trump’s second term during a wide-ranging conversation on the On Purpose with Jay Shetty podcast, where she laid bare her anxieties, frustrations, and a firm refusal to compromise on personal peace.
“In this current climate, for me it’s what’s happening to immigrants,” Obama said. “It’s not the fear for myself anymore. I drive around in a four-car motorcade with a police escort. I’m Michelle Obama.”
However, the ex-FLOTUS did admit that her concerns do remain close to home, adding: “I do still worry about my daughters in the world, even though they are somewhat recognizable.”
Obama, now 61, said her concern centers around people of color and immigrants across America, citing “bias,” “racism,” and “ignorance” that she fears is going unchecked in the current political climate.
Obama also addressed fears about whether migrants are receiving due process under the current administration, hinting at a shift away from judicial fairness.
“Now that we have leadership that is, sort of, indiscriminately determining who belongs and who doesn’t,” she said, “we know that those decisions aren’t being made with courts and with due process.”
She was joined on the podcast by her brother, Craig Robinson, who recalled a traumatic childhood experience in which he was accused by a Black police officer of stealing a new bike. Drawing a parallel to modern-day discrimination, Michelle said she sees echoes of that same bias playing out in immigration enforcement.
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