No, Michelle Obama did not call himself a black man; The viral clip takes his words out of the context
A misleading video clip of former first woman Michelle Obama is making online rounds, suggesting that she has recently referred to herself as a “black person” Podcast episodeA widely shared clip on X (East Twitter) has long debated arguments Theory of plot About Obama’s gender.
The small clip posted by conservative commentator Paul Sipula on 30 April shows Obama, saying, “This warms my heart, especially as a black man.” Szypula captioned it, “Explain if you want.” The implication spread quickly, some users called it “slip”.
But IMO’s review of the entire 23 April episode with Mitchell Obama and Craig Robinson suggests that the clip was completely out of reference. Obama was addressing the guest Marlon Vance and mentioning his experience as a black man. She was not speaking about herself.
Full sentence, community notes should be clarified at X, it must be read as: “It warms my heart. Especially as a black man, will you care about sharing …”, A question directed on the veins during the conversation about the experiences of black men and women in your transgender children and black men and women in public life.
Snopes and others Fact check Organizations have repeatedly rejected the conspiracy that Mitchell Obama is a transgender. In February 2025, the rumor first resumed, when Elon Musk’s father Errol Musk made similar baseless claims in a podcast.
