Overview

• On her latest IMO episode, Obama joked she was “so glad” she never had a son because he would have been a “Barack Obama,” underscoring the hypothetical burden on a boy.
• Joined by her brother Craig Robinson and Angie Martinez, she explored societal views on masculinity and the challenges of raising boys.
• In a June 11 IMO appearance with Bruce Springsteen, she praised Barack Obama as a “tremendous father” performing parenthood with grandeur.
• The Obamas have continued to appear together at date nights in New York City and Washington, D.C., despite months of public speculation about their marriage.
• She has publicly denied any marital problems by saying issues would be evident and revealed she is in therapy as she embraces a new phase of personal independence.