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If Barack Obama does not take a position in Biden’s cabinet, the president-elect will offer it – because he fears that if he does, Michelle Obama will leave him.
The 44th president made the remarks during a CBS Sunday morning visit, two days before the release of his memoirs, The Promised Land. He was scheduled to speak with CBS again for 60 minutes on Sunday night.
Biden, Obama’s vice president from 2009 to 2017, is preparing to become the 46th president in January, defeating Donald Trump in the election.
Asked how they would help Biden, Obama said: “He doesn’t need my advice, and I’ll help him anyway. Now, I’m not suddenly thinking about working on White House staff or something. “
Susan Rice and Michelle Flournoy are among the Obama administration’s veterans who are being considered for key positions under Biden.
Asked if he would consider a cabinet post, Obama said: “Some things I will not do because Michelle will leave me. She would be like, huh? What are you doing “
Obama has enough to devote his time to, by establishing a charitable foundation and fulfilling product deals with Netflix.
In his book, Obama reflects on the meteorological purpose of the U.S. Senate and then the White House for his marriage to Michelle and his family life with his daughters, Sasha and Malia.
“My career in politics, due to his long absence, was made more difficult by him,” he wrote as his wife pursued her legal career. “More than once, Michelle decided not to pursue the opportunity that excited her, but it took a lot of time from the girls.
“With my election [as president] She will be forced to leave the job with real impact for the role [as first lady] It was – in its original design, at least – too small for her gifts. “
Obama’s literary gifts have paid off the least. The Promised Land, a report with Penguin Random House, is part of a 65 65 million deal that also covered Biking, a reminiscence of Michelle Obama, released in 2018, and which has sold more than 10 million copies. The former president is expected to produce another volume.
Although Trump shows no sign of voluntarily relinquishing power, his memories are already the subject of speculation – and a rumor m 100m worth of t.
The second passage of Obama’s CBS interview would have resonated for the current president, if he had been watching.
Obama discussed what it’s like to have luxurious trappings in office fees, in which case the president’s motorcade, inevitably, was taken.
“I’m driving along,” Obama said with a smile. “I don’t drive yet, either [I’m] In the car. I’m in the car in the back seat and I’m looking at my iPad or something. And all of a sudden, we stop and I’m like, ‘What’s going on?’ There is a red light. There is a car right next to us. Some children eat something in a barrister or backseat.
“Back to life.”
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