She then gave a couple of surprising examples of what the two girls had to overcome to try and fit in.

“Imagine trying to have your first kiss [around] a bunch of men [with guns] and ear pieces,” she said.

“Imagine having Malia and Sasha come to your house for a sleepover. This is the call: ‘OK, we’re gonna need your social security number, we’re gonna need your date of birth. There will be men coming to sweep your house. If you have guns and drugs, just tell them. Because they’re going to find them anyway. Don’t lie. They’re not gonna take ‘em, they just need to know where they are. And by the way, there will be a man with a gun sitting on the front porch all night. Let him come in and use the bathroom, it would just be nice.’

“I mean, I’m surprised my kids have any friends, you know?”

Michelle Obama reveals what life was really like for her daughters in the White House