Barack Is FURIOUS After Joan Rivers Calls Michelle Obama Transgender On Live TV [VIDEO] Joan Rivers has never been quiet about her opinions, and this time its landed her in hot water with President Barack Obama. When Rivers was recently asked by a photographer whether she believed the United States would ever see the first gay president, her response was blunt: We already have it with Obama, so lets just calm down. You know Michelle is a trans, Rivers went on to comment about the First Lady. A transgender. We all know it. Later, Rivers was asked to comment on her initial remarks, after she received criticism from the LBGT community as well. I think its a compliment, Rivers claimed. Take a look and go back to La Cage Au Follies. The most gorgeous women are transgender. Stop it alreadyand if you want to talk about politically correct, I think this is a politically incorrect attack on me because Im old, Jewish a woman and a hettya heterosexualand I plan to sue the reporter who, when he turned off his camera, tried to ouch me inappropriately on the a**luckily he hit my ankle. Read the bookif you think thats silly, wait till you see what I say about FDR and Eleanor! What do you think of Rivers comments? Is she justified? 