Barack Obama's first statement on divorce rumors: 'She took me back!'

Former president Barack Obama made the first-ever statement on the rumors of his divorce in his first appearance at Michelle Obama's 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.”

Barack Obama's comments were in light humor to which Michelle said: "Now don't start".

While Michelle Obama issued several statements in the recent past, it was radio silence from Barack. And Barack was also accused of posting unflattering photos of Michelle as he continued to hang out alone.

“Don’t make me cry now.” Barack and Michelle Obama address divorce rumors for the first time. pic.twitter.com/FpaooIqGyp

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

Wild rumors of their divorce dominated the episode and Robinson said that one woman approached him at an airport and asked him what Barack did to have led their marriage to apparently fall apart.

“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 reiterated her love and confidence in Barack and said, “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.”