Malia Obama used a nom de plume while screening and submitting her most recent short film, which the former first daughter worked on with Emmy winner Donald Glover, to film festivals.

In an interview snippet posted to social media Wednesday, Barack Obama is seen sitting for an interview with Ryan Clark on The Pivot Podcast, alongside the former NFL player-hosts Fred Taylor and Channing Crowder. In a post on his Instagram page and X (formerly Twitter) post, Clark outlines the context of this piece of their conversation.

“President Obama’s daughters Malia & Sasha will always be known as Michelle and Barack Obama’s children. It seems like the ultimate cheat, but it’s something neither of the girls want,” he wrote. “Malia didn’t even use her last name while working on a project with Donald Glover. The former president has gone as far as cutting deals with White House...