--- title: Michelle Obama Says Sasha Should Run in 2020 description: Former First Lady Michelle Obama said her daughter, Sasha, should run against President Trump in the 2020 Presidential elections. canonical: https://time.com/5453226/michelle-obama-sasha-run-2020/ author: Elaine Selna article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-11-13T16:38:32.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:55:59.594Z og:title: Michelle Obama Jokes That Sasha Should Run in 2020 og:description: "At this point everybody is qualified and everyone should run," she said og:url: https://time.com/5453226/michelle-obama-sasha-run-2020/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4958de231c7b238a/69893eff7cdbac0104d5e6b7/michelle-obama.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: michelle-obama og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Michelle Obama Jokes That Sasha Should Run in 2020 twitter:description: "At this point everybody is qualified and everyone should run," she said twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4958de231c7b238a/69893eff7cdbac0104d5e6b7/michelle-obama.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # 'At This Point Everybody Is Qualified.' Michelle Obama Jokes That Sasha Should Run in 2020 by [Elaine Selna](https://time.com/author/elaine-selna/) ## Elaine Selna Nov 13, 2018 4:38 PM UTC  Michelle Obama 'Today Show' concert series in New York, NY on Oct. 11, 2018\. On Nov. 12, 2018 Michelle Obama mentioned that her 17-year-old daughter, Sasha, should run for president in the 2020 elections. She said that, "at this point everybody is qualified and everyone should run." Michelle Obama 'Today Show' concert series in New York, NY on Oct. 11, 2018\. On Nov. 12, 2018 Michelle Obama mentioned that her 17-year-old daughter, Sasha, should run for president in the 2020 elections. She said that, "at this point everybody is qualified and everyone should run."Erik Pendzich/—REX/Shutterstock by [Elaine Selna](https://time.com/author/elaine-selna/) ## Elaine Selna Nov 13, 2018 4:38 PM UTC Former First Lady [Michelle Obama](http://time.com/5453215/malia-barack-michelle-prom/) thinks her [daughter](http://time.com/5453215/malia-barack-michelle-prom/), Sasha, has a fighting chance against President Trump in the 2020 Presidential elections. In an “Good Morning America” interview with ABC’s Robin Roberts on Monday promoting her new memoir, _Becoming_, Michelle Obama reflected on the state of the union, “at this point everybody is qualified and everyone should run,” she said. Obama said she personally would not have any interest in running in 2020\. She instead suggested her 17-year-old daughter who would not technically be qualified to run for office since she is too young. “‘Sasha, you’ve got some free time. I think you’d do a great job’,” said Obama jokingly talking to her daughter. But then she got serious. “Anybody who feels the passion to get in this race, we need them in there. And I think that process will play itself out,” Obama told Roberts. Watch the interview below. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5453226/michelle-obama-sasha-run-2020/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5453226/michelle-obama-sasha-run-2020/"},"headline":"'At This Point Everybody Is Qualified.' 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