Megyn Kelly slams Michelle Obama as 'ridiculously out of touch' for constantly complaining about her life

Megyn Kelly slams Michelle Obama as 'ridiculously out of touch' for constantly complaining about her life
Megyn Kelly criticized Michelle Obama for constantly complaining about her life on the April 24 episode of her podcast (@megynkelly, @michelleobama/YouTube)

WASHINGTON, DC: Megyn Kelly took aim at Michelle Obama in the Thursday, April 24, episode of her podcast, accusing the former first lady of being consistently negative and “ridiculously out of touch.”

Kelly’s comments came after Michelle opened up about the hardships she faced throughout her life, including her time in the White House.

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The conservative commentator also made it clear that she doesn’t feel threatened by Michelle’s new podcast, while addressing the former first lady’s claims that her struggles in the White House negatively impacted her mental health.


 
 
 
 
 
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Megyn Kelly criticizes Michelle Obama for complaining about her life

In the latest episode of 'The Megyn Kelly Show', before playing a clip from Michelle Obama’s podcast, Megyn Kelly criticized the former first lady, saying, “Michelle Obama, [who is] still trying to make her struggling podcast a thing, went on a four and a half minute tear about herself and how hard it is to be Michelle Obama.”

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Kelly continued, pointing out Michelle's discussion about how Black women like her struggle to express their pain.

“This is the perfect sound bite after the discussion we just had about how the left looks at everything through this identity. You could say prism, you could also say prison, where she's talking about how women aren't allowed to articulate their pain, about how they just suck it up," the former Fox News host expressed.

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With her usual sarcasm, Kelly added, “They don't show that, as if men never do that… Men are known, aren't they, for articulating their pain. That's what you think of when you think of 'man', traditionally.”



 

After playing Obama’s comments about her time as first lady, Kelly said, “Oh my God, the utter privilege and how out of touch this person is. She lived in a 55,000 square foot mansion on the taxpayers’ dime with 18 acres of rose gardens and beautiful grounds all around her, flying on Air Force One, Marine One, and being the First Lady of the United States, lauded wherever she went with universally praising press coverage and covers of Vogue like she was the greatest beauty who'd ever walked the face of the Earth.”

She went on to list Michelle’s wealth and successes, including her bestselling memoir, Netflix deal, and lucrative speaking engagements.

“Then [she] left to write her best selling memoir, for which she was paid millions, then signed a Netflix deal, for which she was paid millions, is giving speeches for which she's getting paid almost a million dollars per speech, has two daughters who went to Harvard and USC,” the 54-year-old noted. 

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - APRIL 24: Megyn Kelly attends the 2025 TIME100 Gala at Jazz at Lincoln Center on April 24, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for TIME)
Megyn Kelly attends the 2025 TIME100 Gala at Jazz at Lincoln Center on April 24, 2025, in New York City (Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for TIME)

She continued, "I haven't even counted her husband's riches. They're definitely billionaires by now, the house in Martha's Vineyard, which is $20 million."

Kelly added, “I’m almost speechless at how ridiculously out of touch this person is.”

 

Further criticizing Obama, Kelly compared her to Meghan Markle, calling both women “out of touch” before accusing Michelle of always having a negative outlook.

“The thing about Michelle Obama is, she's always negative. Everything she says has got a negative spin on it. She's negative about the country. She's negative about her time as First Lady. She's very negative about her husband,” she said.

In a final jab, Kelly expressed her belief that Michelle and Barack Obama’s marriage isn’t a happy one, stating, “I fully believe they have a bad marriage. She did not marry the right person. It's not a good match. She almost never says anything nice about him.”

WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 12: Former U.S. President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama participate in the unveiling of their official portraits during a ceremony at the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery, on February 12, 2018 in Washington, DC. The portraits were commissioned by the Gallery, for Kehinde Wiley to create President Obama's portrait, and Amy Sherald that of Michelle Obama. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
Former president Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama participate in the unveiling of their official portraits during a ceremony at the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery on February 12, 2018, in Washington, DC (Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

Internet agrees with Megyn Kelly's stance on Michelle Obama complaining about her life

As the video of Megyn Kelly criticizing Michelle Obama spread online, many internet users were quick to share their opinions, with a number of them agreeing with the conservative commentator's viewpoint.

One wrote, "Unhappy people. It’s sad. No amount of success can bring you fulfillment and peace," and another added, "Poor Michelle was paid millions of dollars to sit on a hospital board before she even had to endure her position of First Lady of the Free World. Life is tough."

A person said, "Always. Never smiles. I remember her comment on some issue where she stated it was the first time she was proud to be an American. She was First Lady at the time."

"So agree! She actually seems sad. Boohoo poor little Michelle had a bad life. Ungrateful is one of the perfect ways to describe her." One person slammed, "She talks about herself like she’s a victim. Give me a break 🤦🏻‍♀️," one more wrote, 

An individual said, "So true. Very depressing to listen to her," while another person expressed, "These people actually live thinking this way it’s so bizarre… she is angry. She’s so negative the ultimate victim mentality.. gross."

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