Former first lady Michelle Obama has claimed that the 2024 presidential election is keeping her up at night, warning: “We cannot take this democracy for granted.”
President Obama appeared on Monday's episode of Jay Shetty's podcast “On Purpose.” Although this podcast is ostensibly about mental health, the conversation turned decidedly political when she was asked about her concerns that occupy her mind.
“What's keeping you up at night right now, or what's your biggest fear now that you've been through so much?” the podcast host asked.
“This has less to do with me personally and more to do with the world we're in,” President Obama said. “There's such a thing as 'knowing too much.' When you're married to the president of the United States, who knows everything about the world, sometimes you want to turn it off.”
Former First Lady Michelle Obama speaks on Jay Shetty's podcast. (Jay Shetty's “On Purpose” Podcast)
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She went on to point out that a variety of concerns are on her mind, from wars in different regions and the future of artificial intelligence to climate change and voter turnout, but the US presidential election remains her top concern. There is no change in the fact that it is a matter of fact.
“These are the things that keep me going, because you can't control it. And you wonder, where are we in this situation? Our hearts… Where is it? What will happen in the next election?'' Obama asked. “I'm worried about what's going to happen, because our leaders matter. Who we elect, who speaks for us, who holds the bully pulpit, sometimes people decide. It affects us in ways that we take for granted.”
Barack Obama and Michelle Obama visit the Monastery of Montserrat in Madrid, Spain on April 29, 2023. (Report from Europa Press, via Getty Images)
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She further suggested that many people downplay the impact of government and wonder if it will really do anything, but that government “does everything for us. So we cannot take this democracy for granted.”
She continued, “We can't take this democracy for granted, and I sometimes worry that we do. That's what sustains me.” He insisted.
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