Michelle Obama's time as first lady is winding down, and in Austin,
Texas, on Wednesday, she shared what she'll miss most about her role —
and that she has no plans to ever run for president herself.
Obama was in Austin for South by Southwest, and also talked about the
Let Girls Learn initiative, which
encourages global leaders to provide
educational opportunities for the estimated 62 million girls around the
world who don't have access to schooling. After saying that her "time is
almost up" at the White House, she sang a few lyrics from the Boyz II
Men song "It's So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday," The Associated Press reports, and said the thing she'll miss the most is interacting with the different people she meets from across the country.
When asked if she would ever run for president, the first lady said
there won't be another President Obama any time soon. "No, no," she
said. "Not going to do it." One major reason is because her daughters,
Sasha and Malia, have already had to endure being in the spotlight for
the past eight years. "They've handled it with grace and poise, but
enough," Obama said. She also shared that she's hopeful that once she
settles into the next chapter of her life, she'll be able to continue to
be an advocate for different issues. "Sometimes there's much more you
can do outside the White House without the constraints, the lights and
the cameras, and the partisanship," Obama said. "There's a potential
that my voice can be heard by people who can't hear me now because I'm
Michelle Obama, the first lady. I want to be able to impact as many
people as possible in an unbiased way to try to keep reaching people. I
think I can do that just as well by not being president of the United
States."
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