Why 'frustrated' Michelle Obama hasn't campaigned for Joe Biden

Michelle Obama has steered clear of campaigning for Joe Biden over her private frustration with how the family treated friend Kathleen Buhle during her messy divorce from Hunter Biden, a new report claims. 

The former first lady, one of the most popular figures in the Democratic party, hasn't posted about the 81-year-old president's re-election bid.

Buhle (pictured) and Hunter split in 2017 and details of the divorce resurfaced when she testified at his recent federal gun trial. Axios reported that Michelle told others that her friend had been wronged by the Biden family who have blamed Buhle for some of the lurid details of Hunter's behavior becoming public. 

Buhle accused Hunter of blowing his family's money on drugs and [call girls] and cheating while he spiraled into crack cocaine addiction.

Michelle and Buhle became close during the Obama administration, but the dynamic between the Obama and Biden families has changed since, according to the report. During the Obama presidency the two women worked out in the gym together and would often have cocktails in the White House.

They still have a close bond today that has reportedly sparked friction between Michelle and the Bidens. According to the report, Former President Obama described the Biden family as 'weird s***' following a fundraiser for the Beau Biden Foundation in 2017.

Michelle was initially reluctant to campaign for Joe in 2020, but was ultimately persuaded to hit the trail when Democrats told her the stakes would be too high if she missed out. 

Now her husband has taken to the trail solo by appearing at multiple glitzy fundraisers with Joe. A White House spokesman and a representative for Obama both denied reports of a rift.

Crystal Carson, a spokesperson for Michelle Obama said she is friends with both Kathleen and the Bidens. 'Two things can be true', she added. Jill Biden attended the memorial service for Michelle's late mother, Marian Robinson, the report states.

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