Michelle Obama on #MeToo, 2020 told a story about George W. Bush

The former First Lady discussed rumors about her presidential ambitions and other issues

Michelle Obama sat with former hostesses Hoda Qutb and Savannah Guthrie on International Girl Day to announce a new initiative by the Obama Foundation to fund 1,500 girls' education programs from around the world.

After talking about her husband's initiative, she told a story about George W. Bush, who was filmed as he passed the mint during John McCain's funeral in September.

"Bush and I," Bush said. "We are permanent seat-mates because of the protocol - so we sit in all official positions - so he is my accomplice in crime in every major thing that all manufacturers meet." "So we are together all the time, and I love him to death, he is a wonderful man, he is a funny man."

As it turns out there is little hoard. "It's been a long time - we have a lot of these!" He said.

The former First Lady addressed more serious questions about the #MeToo movement.

"I'm surprised how much has changed and how much has not changed, and I think this is where the fire comes from," she said. The world is a sad and dangerous place for women and girls and we see it again and again ... I think young women are suffering from it.

Rejected fears of a violent reaction. "This is what happens with change, change is not a smooth path, there will be bumps and resistance." There was a situation in terms of how women were treated, what their expectations were in society, and that there would be little trouble. There will be a little bit of uneasiness, but I think it's up to women who want to say: Sorry because you feel uncomfortable, but now I've paved the way for the next generation.

As the bad climatic environment says, it remains optimistic. She still believes in the high road, regardless of what Eric Holder, the former attorney general of President Obama, says. When asked about Eric Holder's recent rephrase of her slogan "When they go down, we go up," to "When they go down, kick them," Obama said, "Fear is not ... a good stimulus ... hope is winning ... if you think about how you want your children to be raised , How do you want them to think about life and their opportunities - do you want them to be afraid of their neighbors?

The first lady's notes, Becoming, will be issued on 13 November. A national book tour will begin in Chicago that day. The fans of the First Lady should not have any illusions that their re-emergence on the national stage is the prelude to the 2020 process. Speculations that she has run for office have been closed.