Michelle Obama just can’t stop playing the victim. It’s been her go-to routine for years now — whether it’s on her painfully self-absorbed podcast or in one of her carefully staged “exclusive” interviews.
This time, she sat down with ABC’s resident Democrat whisperer, Gayle King, for yet another puff piece designed to let her air the same old grievances. The former First Lady complained that her family didn’t receive the same “grace” as other presidential families while living in the White House — as if eight years of fawning media coverage, magazine covers, and Hollywood adoration somehow amounted to mistreatment:
KING: “We were all too aware that as the first black couple, we couldn’t afford any mistakes.” And you also say that as a black woman, “I was under a particularly white hot glare.” Did you feel that?
OBAMA: For sure. You can’t afford to get anything wrong because you didn’t get the, and at least until the country got to know us, we didn’t get the grace that I think some other families have gotten.
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Michelle Obama complains: “We didn't get the grace that I think some other (first) families have gotten." pic.twitter.com/wgLY3TZqFD
— Western Lensman (@WesternLensman) October 31, 2025
Is she serious? I lived through the Obama years, and let’s get one thing straight — the Obamas were showered with plenty of grace. In fact, they were treated like royalty. The media couldn’t get enough of them. Every major outlet fawned over their every move, and journalists practically competed to see who could gush the loudest.
Barack and Michelle graced the covers of glossy magazines like they were Hollywood superstars, not public servants. Reporters literally waxed poetic about the “crease” in Barack’s pants, for crying out loud. And any scandal that surfaced? Magically brushed aside in favor of yet another puff piece celebrating their “historic” presence in the White House.
Where exactly was this supposed “lack of grace” Michelle Obama keeps talking about? Because anyone who lived through the Obama years knows the truth — the Obamas weren’t just treated with grace, they were practically canonized. Are we really supposed to believe the Trump family or even the Bush family got more deference from the press? Give me a break. The Trumps were dragged through the mud daily, vilified by every network from dawn to dusk, and smeared with every accusation imaginable. Even the Bush family wasn’t spared — reporters went after their teenage daughters, for crying out loud.
Meanwhile, the Obamas were insulated from real scrutiny at every turn. They enjoyed a level of media protection no other First Family in modern history has experienced. And today, they’re reaping the benefits — lounging in their Martha’s Vineyard mansion, adored by a press corps that still genuflects whenever they speak.
Let’s be honest: the race-baiting routine has become their brand. Michelle and Barack Obama have turned victimhood into a lucrative currency, poisoning public discourse with resentment and division along the way. They’ve convinced millions of Americans that grievance is virtue — and they’ve done it for their own political and financial gain.
The irony is glaring. No family has been treated more kindly by this country — in both opportunity and adoration — than the Obamas. Yet here they are, still crying racism from the deck of their multimillion-dollar estate. If they had an ounce of humility, they’d use their platform to heal the divisions they helped create. But they won’t. Because the victim narrative pays too well.
