Tracee Ellis Ross once called out Former President Barack Obama for being a bad friend because he didn’t stop her from making a dating mistake.

“I broke up with someone, and I remember running into the former president and he was like, ‘I could have told you that,’” Ross shared during her Thursday appearance on “Jimmy Kimmel Live.”

“And I was like, ‘Well, you failed as a friend!’” she joked.

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Tracee Ellis Ross revealed she once called out her pal Barack Obama for failing her as a friend by not weighing in on her dating life.YouTube/Jimmy Kimmel Live

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“I broke up with someone, and I remember running into the former president and he was like, ‘I could have told you that,’” Ross shared.Ron Sachs – CNP
Ross added with a laugh, “Like, it was your job to say that before, you know what I mean? Like, nip it in the bud.”

Elsewhere in the episode, the “Girlfriends” star also shared that she sometimes relies on her friends to set her up with dating partners. But, she hasn’t yet gone Barack and his wife, Michelle Obama, for a potential pairing.

“I’ve never asked Michelle to set me up which I think perhaps is dumb and I need to get on that,” she admitted.

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The “Black-ish” star went on to share that she often relies on her friends to set her up on dates.YouTube/Jimmy Kimmel Live

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But she hasn’t yet asked the Obamas for a pairing, which she said she thinks “perhaps is dumb.”Facebook/Tracee Ellis Ross

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In April, Ross revealed that she likes to date younger men.Getty Images for Travel + Leisure

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JULY 21: Tracee Ellis Ross is seen in Midtown on July 21, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by TheStewartofNY/GC Images)
“A lot of men my age are steeped in a toxic masculinity,” she told Michelle on the former First Lady’s “IMO” podcast.