Michelle Obama is terrified of “what could happen” in the 2024 presidential election, she said during an interview published Monday.
The former first lady admitted her fears in response to a question from host Jay Shetty during an episode of his podcast.
“What keeps you up at night now or what is your biggest fear now after overcoming so many?” —Shetty asked Obama.
“It has less to do with me personally and more to do with the world we’re in,” he responded.
He explained the anxieties that come with being in the White House.
“There’s a possibility of knowing too much, and when you’ve been married to the president of the United States, who knows everything about everything in the world, sometimes you just want to tune it out,” Obama, 59, said. What wakes me up are the things I know.”
Michelle Obama said she is “terrified” about what could happen in the 2024 election. AP Obama said she is worried that people won’t vote and don’t realize the impact the government has on them. Jay Shetty Podcast
The lawyer and author mentioned a number of specific concerns she had, including ongoing wars, the potential impact of AI on humans, and climate change.
He also said he wondered why people don’t vote.
“Those are the things that keep me awake because you have no control over them and you wonder where are we in this, where is our heart? What is going to happen in the next elections? Obama said on the podcast.
“I’m terrified of what could happen because our leaders matter, who we select, who speaks for us, who occupies that bully pulpit. “It affects us in ways that I think sometimes people take for granted,” he continued.
“We can’t take this democracy for granted, and sometimes I worry that we won’t,” Obama said in an episode of Jay Shetty’s podcast, “On Purpose.” Jay Shetty Podcast
The Harvard Law graduate and mother of two said many people don’t realize how much the government does for its residents.
“We cannot take this democracy for granted and sometimes I worry that we will,” Obama said. “Those are the things that keep me awake.”
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