Former President Barack Obama reportedly once referred to President Joe Biden’s family dynamics as “weird shit,” a person familiar with the remarks told Axios.
Former First Lady Michelle Obama is reportedly frustrated with how her close friend Kathleen Buhle, Hunter Biden’s ex-wife, was “exiled” and “wronged” by the Biden family following the divorce, two people familiar with the relationship told Axios. The former first lady’s feelings towards the situation coupled with her emotions towards politics, have kept Obama off the campaign trail despite President Barack Obama’s participation, the sources told Axios.
President Obama has frequently appeared on the campaign trail with Biden and has appeared in several social media videos with the president, Axios reported, making note that Michelle has often not appeared in these settings. After attending one event with Biden in 2017, Obama called the Biden family dynamics “weird shit,” a source told Axios. The event was for the Beau Biden Foundation and circulated around the Biden family, coming shortly after Hunter Biden had divorced Buhle and was in a relationship with his late brother’s widow, Hallie Biden, Axios reported.