Amanda Gorman Is Really Going to Run for President of the United States

Amanda Gorman is serious about her political aspirations.

The 23-year-old poet opened up in an interview with WSJ Magazine, out now.

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Here’s what she had to say…

On running for President: “I think to make the impossible more proximate, you have to treat it as if it’s in reaching distance.”

On how she doesn’t need to change to run for office: “I used to think about it in the more traditional sense of, OK, we’re going to do this poetry thing for a little bit, and then you’re going to put the pen down and switch over to politics. Being able to talk to people like Hillary Clinton and Nancy Pelosi, I realized I don’t have to change who I am to be a leader. If anything, those qualities will be what become my strength when I bring them into my field.”

Michelle Obama, on Amanda’s promising future: “I knew we were in the presence of someone special. Looking at her, I see someone who can help us draw even closer to a better, more inclusive America—someone who will use her identity as a Black woman and her ability to connect with others to help reshape and repair the world around us.”

Amanda Gorman is about to be involved in a huge celeb event!

For more from Amanda Gorman, head to WSJ.com.

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