Is the Obama Divorce Rumor Just a Rumor?

TD has purposely not posted anything on the Obama marriage rumors because it seemed like gossip - low hanging fruit as it were - something for the tabloids. But now a respected source as this below has weighed in and can be worth consideration. The Tunnel Dweller

 The American Spectator 

 “[V]ery serious journalists [are] telling me that they’re hearing that the Obama divorce rumors are true.”  Ellie Gardey Holmes

"The rumor that Barack and Michelle Obama are headed toward a divorce has begun to spread in recent weeks. Speculation picked up after Michelle Obama skipped out on attending Jimmy Carter’s funeral and became even more pronounced when the Obamas announced that Barack would attend President Donald Trump’s inauguration while Michelle would not.

"Today, that chatter got louder when former View co-host Meghan McCain and Puck senior political correspondent Tara Palmeri gave legitimacy to the rumor on McCain’s podcast, Citizen McCain With Meghan McCain.

" 'Fast and furious loud, I have been hearing this rumor that the Obamas are getting a divorce by reputable people,” said McCain. “I’m not talking about TMZ. I’m not talking about Perez Hilton — although I love him, he’s my friend. I’m talking about like very serious journalists telling me that they’re hearing that the Obama divorce rumors are true.”

"When McCain asked Palmeri if she had heard that as well, she responded: “Oh yeah! I mean I’ve certainly heard it for a while, even before Michelle said she wasn’t coming to the inauguration…. But yeah, we’ve heard that for a long time. Like I’ve just heard that they live separate lives.” She seconded McCain’s assertion that the rumor wasn’t coming just from tabloids: “[A] lot of the sources that I like am hearing this through, they’re very political. Like this isn’t like TMZ crap that’s telling me about it.”

"Palmeri is extremely well connected, as, prior to joining Puck, she was chief national correspondent for Politico and White House correspondent for ABC News. That lends greater weight to the idea that the divorce rumors are percolating in informed political circles rather than just in tabloids.

"Palmeri is hardly alone in concluding that the Obamas live separate lives. Some sources have suggested that Michelle is known to primarily reside at the couple’s home in Martha’s Vineyard, while Barack’s home base is D.C.’s Kalorama neighborhood. The couple has not been spotted together since Dec. 15, when they got dinner with their daughters

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. Prior to that, they had last been spotted out together in August at the Democratic National Convention. During the presidential campaign, both campaigned for Kamala Harris, but they never did so together (apart from their appearance at the DNC).

"Perhaps in an effort to allay the divorce rumors, Barack posted a birthday tribute to his wife on Jan. 17. “Happy birthday to the love of my life,” he said, adding, “You fill every room with warmth, wisdom, humor, and grace – and you look good doing it.”

"McCain noted that Barack’s post featured an objectively bad photo of Michelle. “For me, it didn’t help the rumors,” said McCain, “and like why are you putting this like shi**y picture of your wife up?” Palmeri meanwhile speculated that the photo could possibly be akin to the happy-couple photos celebrities post prior to announcing breakups to create the impression that the separation was amicable." . . .