Barack Obama has acknowledged that his marriage to Michelle Obama went through a difficult period following his two terms as President of the United States.

Barack Obama opens up on marriage struggles with Michelle

Speaking at the O2 Arena in London during a conversation with historian David Olusoga, 64-year-old former president Barack Obama joked that he had been “digging [himself] out of the hole” he found himself in with his wife after leaving office. “Now I’m at about level ground,” he told the audience. Also Read | Obama calls Charlie Kirk murder ‘horrific,’ warns nation at ‘inflection point’

In May 2023, Obama reflected that life outside the White House had given him “a little more time” to spend with Michelle, whom he married in 1992 after meeting at a Chicago law firm

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