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Former US President Barack Obama has openly supported President-elect Joe Biden, who was once his deputy.
Former US President Barack Obama says he will not join President-elect Joe Biden’s cabinet, fearing his wife will leave him.
Obama joked that his wife Michelle Obama would walk out the door if she wanted to get back into the political realm during her interview with CBS. Sunday morning.
It was the first television interview he had participated in since the US elections in which Donald Trump and Biden faced off for the presidency.
Obama openly supported his former vice president during the 2020 elections. During the CBS interview, he was asked how he would help the new president-elect now.
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“You don’t need my advice, and I’ll help you in any way I can. Now, I don’t plan on suddenly working on the White House staff or something. “
When asked if he would take on a role in Biden’s cabinet, Obama dismissed it, joking: “There are probably some things I wouldn’t be doing, because Michelle would let me.”
“She would say, ‘What? What are you doing? ‘”
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Former President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama pictured at a dance in 2009.
The new Obama memoirs, A promised land, will be released this week. The book gives an insight into the sacrifices Michelle made during her husband’s time as president and her wish they had left politics sooner.
“I am aware of the sacrifices he made, but the good news is that, for whatever reason, he has forgiven me, more or less,” Obama said in the interview.
“She still reminds me, from time to time, what she put up with.”
When his presidency ended, his wife was able to put aside the feeling that she had to do everything right all the time, as well as the breath she had been holding “for about 10 years,” he said.
Obama also spoke about the election results, saying they showed that the nation was still “deeply divided.”
He also said it was “disappointing” that Republican leaders remained silent and did not challenge Trump’s claims.
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Former President Barack Obama pictured walking with then-Vice President Joe Biden in 2015.
“Joe Biden will be the next president of the United States, Kamala [Harris] he will be the next vice president, ”he said. He also said there was “no legal basis” for any of Trump’s challenges surrounding the election results, he told CBS.
In the past, Trump has attacked Obama on social media. Obama said, however, that he does not take it seriously.
“There are many things that he says that I don’t take personally or seriously, although I think they can often be destructive and harmful,” he said.
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Then Vice President Joe Biden pictured in 2012 alongside former President Barack Obama.
