She said she has recently chosen to step back from certain high-profile events, explaining that she wanted to define her schedule based on what she personally wants to do rather than what tradition might expect.
Michelle Obama speaking during the “IMO with Michelle Obama & Craig Robinson” podcast during the SXSW Conference And Festival in Austin, Texas on March 13, 2025.
“That was a part of me using my ambition to say, ‘Let me define what I want to do, apart from what I’m supposed to do, what the world expects of me.’ And I have to own that. Those are my choices,” Michelle divulged.
Michelle Obama speaking onstage during the second day of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Illinois on August 20, 2024.
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