Michelle Obama said she has "no sympathy" for Melania Trump as the future first lady confesses she doesn't agree with her husband Donald about abortion.
In a 2016 interview, Obama told Stephen Colbert that she does not feel sorry for political spouses who are not in perfect alignment with their other halves.
Obama's shocking remarks resurfaced after Melania Trump shared in her new memoir that she is a firm believer in a woman's right to an abortion.
“Restricting a woman’s right to choose whether to terminate an unwanted pregnancy is the same as denying her control over her own body. I have carried this belief with me throughout my entire adult life," Melania wrote in her book.
The confession shocked the nation, given President-elect Trump's role in ending Roe v. Wade. Despite her differences with Donald, Melania steadfastly defended him against attacks on the campaign trail, blasting comparisons between her husband and Hitler and blaming his opponents for inciting two assassination attempts against him.
While Melania played a subdued role in support of her husband, Michelle and Barack Obama raved from the progressive, feminist hymnal in their failed bid to elect Kamala Harris.
Indeed, Michelle Obama dropped her famous pledge to "go high" as she called Trump a "weak man" and Barack cracked jokes about Trump and diapers.
Years earlier, Michelle Obama explained her view that political spouses should agree 100%, adding she has "no sympathy" for Melania Trump.
"No…you know, you have to be, you know, in it. If you’re in it, and if you don’t agree, you should have agreed before they ran. Bottom line is, if you didn’t agree with what Barack was saying, I would not support his run," she said at the time.
"So I stand there proudly, and I hope they are, too, standing with their spouses proudly. So no, no sympathy," she added.
Despite her past sentiments about political solidarity within marriages, Michelle Obama urged wives in pro-Trump households to vote for Harris in secret.
“If you are a woman who lives in a household of men that don’t listen to you or value your opinion, just remember that your vote is a private matter,” Michelle Obama said in October.
In the end, the voters rejected the divisive message the Obamas were sending and re-elected Trump with a resounding mandate, putting the Obamas' political legacy in serious doubt.
Now, the Obamas can quietly seethe over their defeat - together.
