Michelle Obama: People Inaccurately Cast Me As ‘Some Kind Of Angry Black Woman’

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First Lady Michelle Obama is pushing back against an explosive new book about the First Couple. New York Times reporter Jodi Kantor, in her new book, The Obamas, writes that Michelle Obama clashed with the president’s staff and rejected certain aspects of being First Lady. She claims people have inaccurately tried to paint her as “some kind of angry black woman.”

Michelle Obama told CBS News that she hasn’t read the book and deeply enjoys being the country’s First Lady. Watch part of the interview below:

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