Amid poll numbers showing former President Donald Trump leading President Joe Biden in the 2024 race for the White House, many Democrats have considered first lady Michelle Obama to be a possible alternative for their party’s nomination.

However, Michelle Obama’s office told NBC News that the former first lady “will not be running for president” this year.

“As former First Lady Michelle Obama has expressed several times over the years, she will not be running for president,” Crystal Carson, director of communications for Obama’s office, told NBC News in a statement reported Tuesday.

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