Barack Obama says that the demands of being a Democratic Party figurehead continue to weigh on his marriage — a full 10 years after he and former first lady Michelle Obama left the White House for good.
The nation’s first Black president remains a cultural force in American politics, both on the left, where he is one of the party’s most valued centrist voices, and on the right, where he remains a top target of anger and scorn — particularly in the eyes of Donald Trump, his successor and the current holder of his office.
