Former President Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama pushed back on divorce rumors on Michelle’s podcast with her brother, Craig Robinson.
When the former president joined the “IMO with Michelle Obama and Craig Robinson” podcast episode that came out Wednesday, Robinson remarked that it was “nice to have” the former first lady and president “in the same room.”
“I know, because when we aren’t, folks think we’re divorced,” the former first lady replied.
The former president later said the divorce rumors “are the kinds of things that” he just misses.
“So, I don’t even know this stuff’s going on. And then somebody will mention it to me, and I’m all like, ‘What are you talking about?’” he added.
Former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama in the East Room of the White House, Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) 
Former President Barack Obama hugs former first lady Michelle Obama as he is introduced during the Democratic National Convention Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson) 
Former President Barack Obama hugs former first lady Michelle Obama as he is introduced during the Democratic National Convention Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley) 
Former first lady Michelle Obama speaks during the Democratic National Convention on Aug. 20, 2024, in Chicago. (Paul Sancya, Associated Press) 
Former President Obama, with President Biden and former President Clinton, participates in a fundraising event with Stephen Colbert at Radio City Music Hall,, March 28, 2024, in New York. Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama have endorsed Vice President Harris in her White House bid, giving the vice president the expected but still crucial backing of the nation’s two most popular Democrats 
KALAMAZOO, MICHIGAN – OCTOBER 26: Former first lady Michelle Obama speaks ahead of the arrival of Democratic presidential nominee, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris during a campaign rally at the Wings Event Center on October 26, 2024 in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Vice President Harris will be campaigning today with former first lady Michelle Obama in the battleground swing state of Michigan. With 10 days remaining, Harris continues campaigning against Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump ahead of the November 5 election. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images) 
FILE – President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama applaud former President George H.W. Bush and former first lady Barbara Bush, not seen, during the portrait unveiling ceremony for former President George W. Bush and former first lady Laura Bush portraits, May 31, 2012, in the East Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File) 
Former President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle attend the U.S. Open tennis championships, Monday, Aug. 28, 2023, in New York. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow) 
Former President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama leave the stage after unveiling their portraits by artists Robert McCurdy and Sharon Sprung at a ceremony in the East Room of the White House on, Wednesday, September 7, 2022. (Greg Nash/The Hill)
Michelle Obama and Barack Obama have been married for more than 30 years
Michelle Obama has previously addressed speculation about marital discord with her husband, saying last month the public was not going to be aware of what the couple was up to “every minute of the day.”
“Even in this phase in our lives, when Barack and I say something, right or wrong, it does get covered,” the former first lady said on NPR’s “Wild Card.”
“The fact that people don’t see me going out on a date with my husband sparks rumors of the end of our marriage,” she added, talking about tabloid reports about trouble in the relationship between her and the former president. The two have been married for more than 30 years.