Ann Romney said Friday her faith and health challenges have had a profound impact on her life and would certainly influence her role as first lady should husband Mitt win the presidential election.
“Every first lady brings her own personality to the White House,” she said in a two-part interview with Fox News. “It's going to have something to do with things I care about, the things I love. Having had breast cancer I'm sure I'll be involved in breast cancer awareness. Having had Multiple Sclerosis I'm sure … I'll be trying to promote research.”
Romney said she has great respect for Michelle Obama and the previously first ladies, considering the difficulty of their role.
“I think (Michelle Obama) is lovely,” she said. “As everyone can appreciate it is a very difficult position to be in. … Your husband's under enormous scrutiny all the time.”
She also praised former first lady Barbara Bush for her “outspokenness and frankness” will still being compassionate.
“You just loved her,” Romney said. She also praised former first lady Laura Bush for being so “ladylike and just wonderful.”
Romney acknowledged her role on the campaign trail has included helping her husband stay relaxed and focused, which has earned her the name the “Mitt-stabilzer.”
Romney also said her husband is a far funnier and more spontaneous person than has been portrayed.
