Barack and Michelle Obama Finally Address Divorce Rumors: “She Took Me Back!” (Super Awkward)

It’s about time!

After months of speculation, former president Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama have finally addressed divorce rumors.

While making an appeareance on his wife Michelle Obama’s podcast, Barack Obama joked about the divorce rumors that have surfaced after Michelle refused to accompany Obama at Trump’s inauguration and Jimmy Carter’s funeral.

CNN reported more details on the divorce rumors:

Former President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama are addressing rumors about a divorce head-on in an episode of her podcast released Wednesday.

“She took me back!” Barack Obama said on the “IMO with Michelle Obama and Craig Robinson” podcast. “It was touch and go for a while.”

Speculation about the former first couple’s marriage has run rampant in recent months. Some of the rumors picked up steam after several public appearances where Michelle Obama did not join her husband, including President Donald Trump’s inauguration in January.

“It’s so nice to have you both in the same room together,” said Robinson, who is Michelle Obama’s brother, to the couple. Michelle responded, “I know because when we aren’t, folks think we’re divorced.”

Robinson recounted a story when a woman at an airport approached him to ask about their marriage. “‘What did he do?’” Robinson said she asked him.

“These are the kinds of things that I just miss,” Barack Obama said. “So I don’t even know this stuff’s going on and then somebody will mention it to me and I’m like what are you talking about?”

Michelle Obama continued on saying, “There hasn’t been one moment in our marriage where I’ve thought about quitting on my man. And we’ve had some really hard times and we’ve had a lot of fun times, a lot of adventures and I have become a better person because of the man I’m married to.”

Here’s a clip of the interview:

Michelle and Barack Obama break silence on the divorce rumors pic.twitter.com/IitSrbczEs

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Another clip:

JUST IN: Former President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama shut down the rumor that they are getting a divorce.

Obama: Somebody will mention to me and I'm like what are you talking about?

Michelle: There hasn't been one moment in our marriage where I thought about quitting my… pic.twitter.com/45HgXXObyQ

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Watch the full interview here: