Politics Michelle Obama Shuts Down Renewed Rumors About Last-Minute Presidential Run "She will not be running for president," Obama's office tells PEOPLE, noting that the former first lady continues to support President Biden's reelection bid By Becca Longmire Becca Longmire Becca Longmire is a digital news writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2024. Her work has previously appeared on ET Canada, Metro and the Mail Online. People Editorial Guidelines Published on March 5, 2024 10:53AM EST Close Michelle Obama. Photo: Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Michelle Obama isn't planning to run for president anytime soon. Despite rumors suggesting the former first lady, 60, would be the perfect candidate to run for office, her team says otherwise, insisting she'll be backing Joe Biden's campaign ahead of the Nov. 5 election as she did in 2020. “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 her office, said in a statement to PEOPLE. “Mrs. Obama supports President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris’ re-election campaign,” Carson added. Michelle and Barack Obama. Scott Olson/Getty Michelle Obama Nabs Second Grammy for Best Audio Book Recording, Beating Bernie Sanders and Meryl Streep Despite supporting Biden and Harris' campaign, insiders said that Obama's engagement would be limited due to her other commitments and "reluctance to re-enter the political fray full time," NBC News reported. “President and Michelle Obama were enormously helpful in the fight to beat Donald Trump and elect President Biden and Vice President Harris the first time and we are grateful to have their voice and their support in the fight for the fate of our democracy this November,” Biden campaign spokesperson Kevin Munoz added in a statement, according to the outlet. In 2018, Mrs. Obama and some other famous friends including Lin-Manuel Miranda, Tom Hanks and Janelle Monáe launched their voter registration nonprofit called When We All Vote. Through extensive social media and digital outreach, the national organization aims to increase the number of eligible citizens who register to vote and then show up to the polls on election day. A senior Biden adviser said there had been early conversations with Obama's team about the upcoming campaign and how her national nonpartisan organization could play a part in it, NBC News stated. Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE's free daily newsletter to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. President Joe Biden. Samuel Corum/Getty Images Couple Jokingly Sends Wedding Invite to Michelle & Barack Obama — And They Respond: 'Know You Have Our Very Best' Obama, who was in the White House with husband Barack, 62, from 2009-2017, wrote about her anxiety regarding her significant other running for president in her book The Light We Carry. She told BBC Breakfast while promoting the release that it was "absolutely worth taking that leap of faith" and supporting the politician in his run for office. "I lived through the legacy of too many people, particularly African American people, my grandfathers included, whose lives were constricted by their fear of something different," she said in 2022.