Over the past eight years, First Lady Michelle Obama has attained a level of celebrity unmatched among her predecessors, becoming more pop-culture icon than political spouse. Now, in the final months of her husband’s presidency, Michelle Obama is transforming again, emerging as a commanding force on the campaign trail and one of the most effective surrogates for Hillary Clinton. Last week, she gave one of the most powerful speeches of the 2016 election, tearing into Donald Trump for his treatment of women. Social media exploded with acclamation, leading to a fresh round of calls for FLOTUS to follow in Barack Obama’s footsteps and run for public office. But don’t hold your breath waiting to see Michelle hit the campaign trail any time soon—or ever. According to one of the Obamas’ closest confidants, there’s basically no chance that the former lawyer will return to politics after leaving the White House.

“People say to me all the time, ‘Well, do you think she might run for office sometime?’” David Axelrod, the chief strategist for President Obama’s 2008 and 2012 presidential campaigns, said during an interview Friday with conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt. “I would bet everything that I own against that prospect.”

“I would bet everything that I own against that prospect.”

That may come as a letdown for fans of Michelle, who has routinely outshone Barack on the campaign trail this election cycle. At the Democratic National Convention this summer, the First Lady lit up social media and moved Americans everywhere when she declared, “I wake up every morning in a house that was built by slaves. And I watch my daughters, two beautiful, intelligent black young women, playing with their dogs on the White House lawn.” Just last week, she was applauded again for her blistering invective against Donald Trump, in which she dismantled every excuse that his campaign has peddled in defense of his debauched sexual remarks and alleged predatory behavior toward women. “I know it’s a campaign, but this isn’t about politics. It’s about basic human decency,” she asserted. “It’s about right and wrong, and we simply cannot endure this or expose our children to this any longer, not for another minute, and let alone for years.”

The sudden spotlight on America’s graceful and glamorous First Lady has fueled a fresh wave of speculation about her next move. As Vanity Fair’s Julie Miller notes, Michelle will more than likely subscribe to the traditional FLOTUS playbook of signing book deals, giving speeches, and diving into philanthropy when her husband’s term ends. But she has also broken the First Lady mold in ways that give her endless post-White House career options. With unrivaled media influence and sky-high popularity (a rare feat in a hyper-polarized political environment), she could just as easily continue her work as an advocate for women as launch a magazine or fashion line. Political office, however, may not be in the cards. “She was a reluctant conscript to politics,” Axelrod told Hewitt, pointing out her commitment to her own professional life before moving to Washington. Michelle will likely “recede a little bit from the public eye” and will be “very happy to get her life back when this is over,” he added.

Kate Andersen Brower, author of First Women: The Grace and Power of America’s Modern First Ladies, made the same point to Vanity Fair last month, telling Miller that it was hard for Michelle to bring her career as a high-powered hospital executive to a halt as Barack pursued his Beltway aspirations. “It’s really frustrating and isolating in the White House, and a lot of these women are really unhappy there. I think partially it’s because, especially for modern first ladies, they can’t continue their jobs . . . I think she spent eight years feeling like she was in this prison.”

But while it is undoubtedly a crushing blow to hear from one of the Obamas’ most trusted allies that Michelle’s political career is most likely over before it began, if her post-FLOTUS life is even one-eighth as impressive as her ability to move a crowd—or her upper arms, for that matter—it will be a sight to see. According to an agency insider, Michelle is expected to earn $100,000 a pop for a public-speaking appearance, which is twice as much as the estimate for Joe Biden. (Sorry, Uncle Joe.) So at least she will be flush once she bids 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, adieu.