Getty Images Barack Obama opened up about the negative impact that Donald Trump has indirectly had on his marriage to Michelle Obama. The 64-year-old former president left the White House in January 2017 after the 79-year-old president won the election the previous year. As the campaigns for the midterm elections this year and the 2028 presidential election continue to pick up steam, Barack remains actively engaged with politics In a conversation with The New Yorker, he admitted that Trump's divisive politics has kept him "more [politically active] than [he] would have preferred.