Michelle Obama: "You're raising a trans kid. That warms my heart, as a black man." pic.twitter.com/Kjvg8ncwNz
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– The quote attributed to Michelle Obama in the X post—”You’re raising a trans kid. That warms my heart, as a black man”—is misleading.
– In the April 30, 2025, episode of her podcast “IMO” with Craig Robinson, Michelle Obama was speaking to guest Marlon Wayans, who has a transgender child named Kai.
– The full context shows she was addressing Wayans, saying, “I see the love you have for your kids… And the fact that you’re raising a child who’s transgender, that warms my heart, particularly as a Black man, you know?” [Source: The Gateway Pundit, 2025-04-30].
– She was referring to Wayans as the “Black man,” not herself, contrary to the implication in the X post.
– This misinterpretation reignited long-standing conspiracy theories about Michelle Obama’s gender, which have been debunked, including by Reuters in 2020 [Source: Reuters, 2020-10-12].
– Marlon Wayans discussed his experience with his child’s transition on The Breakfast Club in 2023, providing context for the podcast discussion [Source: The Gateway Pundit, 2025-04-30].
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