Colbert asked Obama about the January 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.
“What was it like for you?”
Colbert asked the former first lady.

Obama replied, “It was sad.
It was deeply, deeply disappointing, disheartening, but it wasn’t completely surprising.”
However, the “Becoming” author urged people to stay hopeful, even in dark times.

Control the thing that is within your grasp, the thing that you’re able to do.
It’s the power of small."
That’s an uncertain time."
As always, Obama keeps it real.
What would cause me to not to do it?'
And it was change.
I didn’t want to change anything."
However, Obama said she had to think about more than just what she wanted.
Everything we know about Obama’s second bookhas been positive.