evidence: FACT CHECK: Did Michelle Obama Call Country Music ‘Intellectually Devoid’? A post shared on Facebook claims former First Lady Michelle Obama called country music "intellectually devoid" and "music for morons." [...] The post alleges that, during a joint interview with her husband, former President Barack Obama, Michelle Obama described country music as "music for morons." Her comments purportedly came after the interviewer, Joe Barron, asked the couple what concerts they hoped to attend after the coronavirus pandemic ends.