Diane Patrick sought advice from Michelle Obama before husband entered 2020 race.
January 19, 2020, 1:15 AMCatch up on the developing stories making headlines.Diane Patrick, the former first lady of Massachusetts and wife of 2020 Democratic candidate Deval Patrick, said she sought advice from a friend before her husband jumped into the fray -- and that friend was Michelle Obama.
Deval Patrick is shown with his wife, Diane, on his way to officially enter the US Presidential race by signing paperwork to join the New Hampshire primary ballot, at the New Hampshire State House on Nov. 14, 2019, in Concord, N.H.In talking with friends and advisers, they said they'd sought to work to change the national conversation resulting from Donald Trump's first term.
The Patricks and Obamas have been friends for a long time. Deval Patrick told ABC News on the day he announced his candidacy that he'd spoken with Barack Obama and told him,"I was close to a decision. Then when I had made one, I called him and said that we were going. And he's been great." In this Dec. 9, 2019, file photo, former first lady Michelle Obama attends the Girls Opportunity Alliance program with Room to Read at the Can Giuoc Highschool in Long An province, Vietnam.
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