--- title: Michelle Obama Responds to Fan Asking Her to be President description: Following Hillary Clinton's loss to Donald Trump, many Americans turned to Twitter to voice their support for Michelle Obama as president. canonical: https://time.com/4571334/michelle-obama-run-for-president/ author: TIME Staff article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-11-15T16:04:28.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T09:03:52.047Z og:title: Michelle Obama Responds to a Fan Who Asks Her to Run for President og:description: Will she or won’t she? og:url: https://time.com/4571334/michelle-obama-run-for-president/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt099dc358cc2b4de8/6988ae8b8e060186ee46843f/michelle-obama-president1.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 Addresses White House's Veterans Homelessness Summit og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Michelle Obama Responds to a Fan Who Asks Her to Run for President twitter:description: Will she or won’t she? twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt099dc358cc2b4de8/6988ae8b8e060186ee46843f/michelle-obama-president1.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Michelle Obama Responds to a Fan Who Asks Her to Run for President by [TIME Staff](https://time.com/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Nov 15, 2016 4:04 PM UTC  WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 14: U.S. first lady Michelle Obama delivers opening remarks during the final Joining Forces event in the East Room of the White House November 14, 2016 in Washington, DC. Obama hosted the event to celebrate the successes and share best practices so to continue the work of the Mayors Challenge to End Veteran Homelessness. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 14: U.S. first lady Michelle Obama delivers opening remarks during the final Joining Forces event in the East Room of the White House November 14, 2016 in Washington, DC. Obama hosted the event to celebrate the successes and share best practices so to continue the work of the Mayors Challenge to End Veteran Homelessness. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images by [TIME Staff](https://time.com/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Nov 15, 2016 4:04 PM UTC Just because one [Obama](http://time.com/4566620/barack-obama-donald-trump-white-house-meeting-photo/) is preparing to vacate the Oval Office that doesn’t mean everyone in his family has to follow suit. Following [Hillary Clinton’s loss](http://time.com/4565978/how-hillary-clinton-lost/) to Donald Trump last Tuesday, many Americans turned to Twitter to voice their support for Michelle Obama, where a hashtag trend #[Michelle2020](http://time.com/4564303/internet-wants-michelle-obama-president-2020/) quickly popped up. The social media plea went from virtual to reality at a White House ceremony on Monday when she addressed veteran homelessness, [according](http://www.harpersbazaar.com/celebrity/latest/news/a18840/michelle-obama-for-president-response/) to _Harper’s Bazaar_. As she began her speech, someone in the audience yelled, “Run for president!” The First Lady elegantly chuckled and replied, “Be quiet back there.” > [](https://twitter.com/BuzzFeed/status/798261441291845633) Both the [President](http://time.com/4566735/obama-trump-presidential-transition-history-origins/) and [Michelle Obama](http://www.cnn.com/2016/03/16/politics/michelle-obama-president-sxsw/) have said that the First Lady will not run for president. President Obama even [said](http://time.com/4549148/president-obama-michelle-obama-wont-run-for-office/) in October, “She will never run for office.” Support for her hypothetical future campaign grew stronger as she rallied for Hillary Clinton around the country. Her riveting [speech in New Hampshire](http://motto.time.com/4530580/michelle-obama-donald-trump-comments-sexual-assault/) where she [criticized](http://motto.time.com/4530246/michelle-obama-donald-trump-speech/) Donald Trump and his comments about women riled up supporters. If Hillary Clinton can go from FLOTUS to hopeful-POTUS, why not Obama? She has a few years to change her mind, and we’re keeping our fingers crossed. > [](https://twitter.com/bustanutdoung/status/796177658576936960) > [](https://twitter.com/%5Fsenatormoody/status/796439633676697600) > [](https://twitter.com/akosiicko/status/796266635598307328) > [](https://twitter.com/LivMawby/status/796266936413941761) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4571334/michelle-obama-run-for-president/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4571334/michelle-obama-run-for-president/"},"headline":"Michelle Obama Responds to a Fan Who Asks Her to Run for President","datePublished":"2016-11-15T16:04:28.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T09:03:52.047Z","description":"Will she or won’t she?","url":"https://time.com/4571334/michelle-obama-run-for-president/","keywords":["motto"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt099dc358cc2b4de8/6988ae8b8e060186ee46843f/michelle-obama-president1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Staff","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-staff/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt099dc358cc2b4de8/6988ae8b8e060186ee46843f/michelle-obama-president1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Michelle Obama Addresses White House's Veterans Homelessness Summit","caption":"Michelle Obama Addresses White House's Veterans Homelessness Summit","creditText":"Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/motto/","name":"motto"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4571334/michelle-obama-run-for-president/","name":"Michelle Obama Responds to a Fan Who Asks Her to Run for President"}}]}] ```