A photo of former First Lady Michelle Obama wearing jeans and a T-shirt, taken by photographer Annie Leibovitz, is going viral after Obama shared the image to promote a new edition of Leibovitz\u2019s book Women.<\/p>\n
By mid-morning, one repost of the photo had already accumulated more than 250,000 views on social media and framed the photo op as \u201crare.\u201d<\/p>\n
Leibovitz, 76, whose career began more than two decades ago with her early work for Rolling Stone, is known for photographing public figures in unconventional settings to highlight different facets of their personalities.<\/p>\n
In the new image, Obama, 61, is shown wearing boots, worn jeans, a wide belt, and a T-shirt, with her braided hair pulled back. The setting and styling give the appearance of a rugged, outdoor work environment, consistent with Leibovitz\u2019s signature approach to portraiture.<\/p>\n
Or, other observers may see it another way, including USA Today, calling the look \u201crare\u201d for Obama\u00a0and noting, \u201cDressed down in a dark gray henley shirt, lightly distressed blue jeans, a brown leather belt and complementing brown heeled suede boots, Obama\u2019s eyes are closed peacefully as her braids flow in the wind for the photo.\u201d<\/p>\n
Last week,\u00a0Obama gave a new update\u00a0on reports that she was considering a run for the White House in 2028, but it\u2019s not one that her fans wanted to hear. In an interview, the former first lady said she does not believe the United States is prepared to elect a woman \u2014 including her \u2014 as president.<\/p>\n
Obama, 61, has long been the focus of speculation from supporters who hope she might launch a White House bid, both during and after her time in her husband\u2019s administration. Calls for a \u201cMichelle 2028\u201d campaign have surfaced again in recent months, including on social media and at recent \u201cNo Kings\u201d demonstrations where attendees held signs urging her to run.<\/p>\n
But during a Nov. 5 conversation with Tracee Ellis Ross at the Brooklyn Academy of Music to promote her new book, The Look, Obama firmly dismissed the idea.<\/p>\n
She said the country \u201cain\u2019t ready\u201d for a woman to serve as president and made clear she has no plans to enter the 2028 race,\u00a0People reported.<\/p>\n
\u201cWell, as we saw in this past election, sadly, we ain\u2019t ready,\u201d said the former first lady, a reference to Donald Trump\u2019s victory over Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential election \u2013 though there\u2019s no evidence whatsoever that Harris was rejected for any reason other than more Americans preferred Trump\u2019s policies.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s why I\u2019m like, \u2018Don\u2019t even look at me about running, \u2018cause you all are lying,\u2019\u201d added Michelle, before reiterating, \u201cYou\u2019re not ready for a woman. You are not. So don\u2019t waste my time.\u201d<\/p>\n
As the friendly audience cheered, she added: \u201cWe got a lot of growing up to do, and there are still, sadly, a lot of men who do not feel like they can be led by a woman, and we saw it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Though some supporters continue to hope she might reconsider, Michelle has repeatedly dismissed the idea of entering electoral politics \u2014 including running for president \u2014 for more than a decade. She infamously declared in 2008 when her husband became the Democratic party nominee that she was, for the first time, proud of America.<\/p>\n
During a 2018 appearance on Today marking the International Day of the Girl, anchor Savannah Guthrie asked whether she had any interest in a political career. Obama responded, \u201cAbsolutely not,\u201d reaffirming her long-standing position that she has no plans to seek public office.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve never wanted to be a politician,\u201d Michelle continued at the time. \u201cNothing has changed in me. I want to serve. \u2026 There are so many ways to make an impact. Politics is not my thing. It\u2019s as simple as that.\u201d<\/p>\n
She also rejected the idea years earlier, before she and former President Obama left the White House.<\/p>\n
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