‘Trying to Dig Myself Out of a Hole’ – Barack Obama Says He’s In a “Deep Deficit” with Wife Michelle After She Takes Public Jabs at Him

Barack Obama said he is in a “deep deficit” with his wife Michelle amid divorce rumors.

Are the Obamas ‘soft launching’ a divorce?

Rumors the Obamas were headed for a divorce began in December after Michelle Obama skipped Jimmy Carter’s funeral and announced she wouldn’t be attending Trump’s inauguration.

Earlier this week Michelle Obama took another jab at Barack Obama amid divorce rumors.

“Would you be attracted to a guy who’s not financially sound when you meet him?” Craig Robinson asked Michelle Obama.

Michelle Obama insulted Barack Obama.

“Uh, I married one,” Michelle Obama said.

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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

During a speech at Hamilton College, Barack Obama said he ‘trying to dig himself out of a hole’ after two

“I was in a deep deficit with my wife,” Obama said, according to The Daily Beast.

“So I have been trying to dig myself out of that hole by doing occasionally fun things,” Obama said.

Obama also took a swipe at Trump during his remarks at Hamilton College.

“It is up to all of us to fix this,” Obama said during a speech at Hamilton College on . “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.”

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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