Michelle Obama Wept After Leaving White House Keys To Melania, Donald Trump

Michelle Obama wept after leaving the White House.

According to E! News’ Natalie Finn, Michelle opened up to Sarah Jessica Parker how she felt after leaving the keys of the White House to Melania and Donald Trump. The former first lady confessed that she cried.

“By the time we got on that plane and closed the door, I wept. I told Barack, ‘That was so hard. What we did, and how we had to do it, was so hard .’”

Michelle said the same thing to Oprah Winfrey during her book tour for her memoir “Becoming.” The two powerful women discussed the vignettes from Michelle’s book including her life in the White House, motherhood, her relationship with Barack and more.

During their conversation, Michelle once again opened up how she broke down when they left the White House after the 2016 inauguration. This time, she explained that she was emotional and she just released all the things that pent-up for eight years while they were serving as the first family.

“I didn’t write about this in the book, because I had forgotten about it. ... When I got on the plane I think I sobbed for 30 minutes,” Michelle said.

“And I think it was just the release of eight years of trying to do everything perfectly. I said to Barack: ‘That was so hard. What we just did was so hard, and I’ve wanted to say that for eight years.’”

Michelle also shared how she and Barack make their marriage work. According to her, they go for marriage counseling when necessary. She acknowledged it as one of the ways where they can talk out their differences. She is aware that others might think that something is wrong with them, but for her it’s not an issue.

“We work on our marriage. And we get help with our marriage when we need it,” Michelle explained.

Michelle and Barack celebrated their 27th wedding anniversary in October. The ex-POTUS posted a sweet tribute to his wife on Instagram to celebrate the event.