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- Tracee Ellis Ross Reveals How President Barack Obama 'Failed' Her as a Friend</p>
<p>Michael NiedAugust 15, 2025 at 10:00 PM</p>
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<p>During an Aug. 14 appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live, Tracee Ellis Ross recalled a time when she thought former President Barack Obama let her down as a friend</p>
<p>"I was like, 'Well, you failed as a friend. Like, it was your job to say that before,' " Ross reflected</p>
<p>She also revealed if she had ever asked Barack or former first lady Michelle Obama to set her up with a possible love interest</p>
<p>Tracee Ellis Ross recalled a time when she felt let down by former President Barack Obama.</p>
<p>The 52-year-old actress is friends with the politician and even appeared on former first lady Michelle Obama's IMO podcast back in April.</p>
<p>While on the show, Ross, Michelle and the latter's brother, Craig Robinson, answered a question about a listener's love life. In the process, they shared some insight into their dating history.</p>
<p>Ross reflected on the experience during a Thursday, Aug. 14 appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live, saying that she "had a great time" with Michelle and Robinson.</p>
<p>The conversation then turned to her own love life, and Ross revealed that she felt that Barack had "failed" her as a friend in one key way after she went through a breakup.</p>
<p>"Well, I broke up with someone, and I remember running into the former president. And he was like, 'I could have told you that,' " the black-ish star recalled. "And I was like, 'Well, you failed as a friend. Like, it was your job to say that before.' "</p>
<p>Although Barack let her down in the moment, Ross said that she does "call about dating advice."</p>
<p>One thing that she has not done yet is ask Barack and Michelle to set her up with a potential romantic partner.</p>
<p>Saying that she doesn't enjoy dating apps because she feels like she's "shopping for a partner," Ross explained that she likes to find men "in the wild."</p>
<p>"And I like to get set up. I have posed the question to many a friend," she continued, saying, "I've never asked Michelle to set me up, which I think perhaps is dumb, and I need to get on that."</p>
<p>Although she was interested in the idea, Ross worried that she might have "missed" her chance.</p>
<p>With the focus on her love life, Ross spoke to Jimmy Kimmel Live guest host Nicole Byer about the "very bad," "so awful" date that she recently found herself on.</p>
<p>"I'm not going to tell the whole story, but in a nutshell, [we] sat down, the drinks came and he took out his phone, put it and leaned it on the glass and watched a basketball game," she recalled.</p>
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<p>Michelle Obama and brother Craig Robinson talk to Tracee Ellis Ross on 'IMO' podcast.</p>
<p>Ross said that she tried to handle the snub, explaining, "And then I leaned back, and I took a deep breath. And I was like, 'All right. Okay. I'm going to participate and lean in.' So I was like, 'So who's playing?' And he put his hand up. As in like, 'Don't let me miss anything.' "</p>
<p>"And I was like, 'Ok.' So I got my phone, and I was like, 'I need to leave here.' I was texting my friends. I was like, 'This did not go well. This is not good,' " she concluded, adding that they only stayed for one drink.</p>
<p>She didn't feel the spark, but the man might need a stronger hint.</p>
<p>"My favorite is that he's continued texting," she said.</p>
<p>Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images</p>
<p>Tracee Ellis Ross attends the Fashion Scholarship Fund Gala in April 2024.</p>
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<p>Ross is currently letting viewers in on her life on the road via her Roku reality series Solo Traveling with Tracee Ellis Ross.</p>
<p>She said that the show is not about "single travel" and that she would be able to continue it even if she were to start dating.</p>
<p>"No. It's called solo travel because anyone can solo travel, even if you're in a marriage, in a whatever that is. Solo travel is an experience in and of itself," Ross emphasized.</p>
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