Overview
- Video released online captures Obama’s Nov. 5 talk with Tracee Ellis Ross at Brooklyn Academy of Music promoting her book The Look.
- Obama said the country “ain’t ready” for a woman president and told people not to ask her to run, calling claims they want it “lying.”
- She pointed to Donald Trump’s 2024 victory over Kamala Harris as proof and said many men still reject being led by a woman.
- The former first lady again ruled out a presidential bid despite recurring speculation and polls that once showed her competitive in hypotheticals.
- Obama remains a prominent Democratic surrogate, having campaigned for Harris last year with warnings focused on women’s health.