Former first lady Michelle Obama likened her husband's presidency to having "the good parent" at home at a women's leadership conference on Thursday.

At the Simmons Leadership Conference in Boston, Obama appeared to take shots at President Trump's administration in remarks first reported by local TV station WBZ.

The Obama administration "was like having the 'good parent' at home," the former first lady said. "The responsible parent, the one who told you to eat your carrots and go to bed on time."

"And now we have the other parent," Obama added. "We thought it'd feel fun - maybe it feels fun for now because we can eat candy all day and stay up late and not follow the rules."

During the wide-ranging discussion, Obama also offered praise for Hillary Clinton, the 2016 Democratic nominee and the first woman to secure the nomination of a major U.S. political party.

Clinton was "the best-qualified candidate," Obama said. "She wasn't perfect, but she was way more perfect than many of the alternatives."

In her remarks, Obama also hit the low voter turnout for Trump's victory in 2016, saying that voters were not "willing" to go out and vote for Clinton, whom she said was likely the most qualified candidate in history.

"We've got to be willing, when we do find qualified people, to vote for them," Obama said. "And we didn't do that in this election."

"So I think people should be less ... disheartened that me and Oprah don't want to run, and more disheartened by the fact that Hillary Clinton, probably the most qualified person to ever seek the office of the presidency, lost. She lost."

Despite her recent politically charged remarks, the former first lady reiterated that she does not want to run for political office in the future.

"The reason why I don't want to run for president - I can't speak for Oprah, but my sense is that first of all, you have to want the job," Obama said at the same forum, as reported by NBC News.

"And you can't just say, 'You're a woman. Run.' And we can't look for women like that. We can't just say 'let's find the women we like and ask them to do it,' because there are a million women who are inclined and who do have the passion for politics," she added.