Michelle Obama reveals how her looks were criticised during time as First Lady

“When you get the power, when you’re the boss, when you’re running your own thing, let’s just not become female versions of the thing that was broken. Are you building the world that you told your little girl existed?”

Alex then quoted another past remark from Michelle regarding speculation about her running for president. The host recalled: “You said, ‘Don’t even look at me about running because you all are lying. You’re not ready for a woman, you’re not.’”

Michelle stood firmly by that statement, responding: “There are men out there that were not gonna vote for a woman. Let’s just be real about it, and let’s put that on the table and talk about, well, what’s that about? Let’s not be mad because I made the statement.”

Toward the end of the conversation, Michelle addressed young women directly, encouraging them to persevere despite setbacks.

“We need you and know that you may come up short, but keep going,” she said, urging them to continue striving and pushing forward.